Living in Williams Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Tuesday is trash day in Williams Township; GFL Environmental collects. Elections in Williams Township are run by Williams Township itself; register with the Williams Township Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Williams Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Williams Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Williams Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Midland water system
The City of Midland water system supplies Williams Township: about 36% of residents live in its service area. Auburn serves another 19%. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Saginaw-Midland Water Supply as seller) and serves 42,547 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 75% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0004370.
5 home internet providers serve Williams Township
91% of 2,183 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 22% | 25/3 |
| LakeNet | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Williams Township is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Williams Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week · which week: williamstwpmi.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Milk Jugs
- Laundry Soap Jugs
- Tin and Steel Cans
- Cardboard Boxes
- Phone Books
- Office Paper
- Aluminum Cans
- Junk Mail
Bay City Recycles Drop Off Center
2900 N. Water Street, Bay City 48708
From williamstwpmi.gov, webgen1files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 10-19-2026, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Williams Township is in Bay City School District.
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Williams Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Williams Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Williams Township | ZIP’s residents in Williams Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48611 | Auburn, MI | 68% | 53% |
| 48642 | Midland, MI | 28% | 4% |
| 48623 | Freeland, MI | 4% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 48706.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Williams Township
Who supplies Williams Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Midland water system (EPA ID MI0004370). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Williams Township?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Williams Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, LakeNet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Williams Township?
48611 (68%), 48642 (28%), 48623 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Williams Township in?
Bay City School District.
How do I register to vote in Williams Township?
In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Williams Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Williams Township’s own website (williamstwpmi.gov, webgen1files.revize.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.