Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Living in Ypsilanti Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Ypsilanti Township are run by Ypsilanti Township itself; register with the Ypsilanti Township Clerk. Ypsilanti Township has its own library, Ypsilanti District Library, at 5577 Whittaker Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ypsilanti 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.
Water comes from Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority
Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority supplies almost all of Ypsilanti Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 53,988 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.8 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. MI0007260.
5 home internet providers serve Ypsilanti Township
99% of 16,891 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 2% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ypsilanti Township depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ypsilanti Township, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on ypsitownship.org →
Accepted at the curb
- Brown paper bags
- Paperback and hardcover books
- Telephone books
- Paper egg cartons
- Canned beverage cases and paper towel roll
Ypsilanti Township Compost Site
2600 E. Clark Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48198
From ypsitownship.org, the town’s official site; wm.com, which ypsitownship.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Most of Ypsilanti Township (48%) is in Ypsilanti Community Schools; parts are in Lincoln Consolidated School District (39%) and Van Buren Public Schools (13%).
CSchool 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.
Ypsilanti Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ypsilanti Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ypsilanti Township | ZIP’s residents in Ypsilanti Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48197 | Ypsilanti, MI | 56% | 46% |
| 48198 | Ypsilanti, MI | 43% | 60% |
A few homes fall in 48111, 48191.
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 Ypsilanti Township
Who supplies Ypsilanti Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority (EPA ID MI0007260). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ypsilanti Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ypsilanti Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ypsilanti Township?
48197 (56%), 48198 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ypsilanti Township in?
Ypsilanti Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Lincoln Consolidated School District and Van Buren Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti 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: Ypsilanti Township’s own website (ypsitownship.org) and the hauler or county pages it links to (wm.com), read Oct 23, 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.