Living in Woodland Beach, MI: what to set up and who to call
Woodland Beach has no town government of its own, so Monroe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jefferson Schools. For emergencies, Woodland Beach is closest to Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, 4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Woodland Beach, 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 Woodland Beach.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Woodland Beach. 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.
Water comes from Frenchtown Township water system
The Frenchtown Township water system supplies almost all of Woodland Beach. It draws surface water and serves 21,609 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. MI0002500.
5 home internet providers serve Woodland Beach
99% of 891 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 19% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 98% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 3% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Woodland Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Woodland Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Woodland Beach is in Jefferson Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Woodland Beach is unincorporated, so Monroe County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Woodland Beach is in ZIP code 48162
ZIP codes where Woodland Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Woodland Beach | ZIP’s residents in Woodland Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48162 | Monroe, MI | 100% | 7% |
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 Woodland Beach
Who supplies Woodland Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Frenchtown Township water system (EPA ID MI0002500). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Woodland Beach?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Woodland Beach?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Woodland Beach?
48162. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Woodland Beach in?
Jefferson Schools.
How do I register to vote in Woodland Beach?
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 Frenchtown 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.