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The Winsor Township handbook

Living in Winsor Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

The Village of Pigeon water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Elections in Winsor Township are run by Winsor Township itself; register with the Winsor Township Clerk.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Winsor Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Winsor Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Winsor Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.

Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Pigeon water system

The Village of Pigeon water system supplies Winsor Township: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% 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 City of Caseville as seller) and serves 1,208 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile7.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0005320.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Winsor Township

93% of 935 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Air AdvantageFixed wireless, Fiber85%10/1
Pigeon Telephone CompanyDSL, Fiber81%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable67%1,200/35
TEC FiberFiber4%1,000/1,000
AVS BroadbandFixed wireless77%50/7
AT&TFixed wireless10%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Winsor Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.4 mi from the center of Winsor Township

Central Disposal LLC

This isn’t Winsor Township’s own facility. Whether Winsor Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Winsor Township kids go to
K–5Laker Elementaryin Pigeon
6–8Laker Middle Schoolin Pigeon
9–12Laker High Schoolin Pigeon

Winsor Township is in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Winsor Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Winsor Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Winsor TownshipZIP’s residents in Winsor Township
48755Pigeon, MI87%55%
48720Bay Port, MI9%17%
48759Sebewaing, MI3%2%
48754Owendale, MI1%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Winsor Township

Who supplies Winsor Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Village of Pigeon water system (EPA ID MI0005320). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Winsor Township?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Winsor Township?

Air Advantage, Pigeon Telephone Company, Xfinity, TEC Fiber, AVS Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Winsor Township?

48755 (87%), 48720 (9%), 48759 (3%), 48754 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Winsor Township in?

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools.

How do I register to vote in Winsor 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 Winsor 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.