South Range Community Building · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Adams Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Adams Township has its own drop-off, Houghton County Solid Waste Transfer Station, on 17808 Erickson Drive. To register to vote, go to the Adams Township Clerk: Adams Township runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adams 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 Adams Township.
Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Adams Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.uppco.com · (800) 562-7680
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Range water system
The South Range water system supplies Adams Township: about 30% of residents live in its service area. Adams Township serves another 17%. Portage Township serves another 9%. About 45% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Adams Township as seller) and serves 745 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. MI0006120.
8 home internet providers serve Adams Township
84% of 1,161 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 81% | 1,000/35 |
| Baraga Telephone Company | Fiber | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Michigan Broadband Service | DSL | 4% | 25/3 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 86% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Adams Township has its own drop-off: Houghton County Solid Waste Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Adams Township, and where the rules are.
Houghton County Solid Waste Transfer Station
17808 Erickson Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931
Before you go, check the rules on houghtoncounty.net.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited May 2022). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Adams Township is in Adams Township School District.
A−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.
Adams Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Adams Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adams Township | ZIP’s residents in Adams Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49905 | Atlantic Mine, MI | 48% | 55% |
| 49963 | South Range, MI | 33% | 98% |
| 49955 | Painesdale, MI | 15% | 100% |
| 49965 | Toivola, MI | 4% | 19% |
A few homes fall in 49931.
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 Adams Township
Who supplies Adams Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The South Range water system (EPA ID MI0006120). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adams Township?
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Adams Township?
Spectrum, Baraga Telephone Company, Michigan Broadband Service, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Adams Township?
49905 (48%), 49963 (33%), 49955 (15%), 49965 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adams Township in?
Adams Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Adams 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 Adams 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.