Photo: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domainLiving in Almena Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Mattawan water system, which supplies Almena Township. Voting is local here: the Almena Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Almena 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 Almena Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 78.0% of Almena Township residents. 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 Mattawan water system
The Mattawan water system supplies Almena Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. Wolf Lake Estates serves another 6%. About 84% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,550 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0004177.
9 home internet providers serve Almena Township
98% of 2,177 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 65% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 30% | 10/1 |
| Bloomingdale Communications | Fiber | 28% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 22% | 1,000/50 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 18% | 1,200/35 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Almena Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Almena Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Almena Township (58%) is in Paw Paw Public School District; parts are in Gobles Public School District (32%) and Mattawan Consolidated School (10%).
BSchool 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.
Almena Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Almena Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Almena Township | ZIP’s residents in Almena Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49071 | Mattawan, MI | 49% | 24% |
| 49079 | Paw Paw, MI | 34% | 13% |
| 49055 | Gobles, MI | 9% | 8% |
| 49009 | Kalamazoo, MI | 8% | 1% |
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 Almena Township
Who supplies Almena Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mattawan water system (EPA ID MI0004177). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Almena 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 Almena Township?
Midwest Energy & Communications, Frontier, Bloomingdale Communications, Mediacom Xtream, Xfinity, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Almena Township?
49071 (49%), 49079 (34%), 49055 (9%), 49009 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Almena Township in?
Paw Paw Public School District. Parts of the city are in Gobles Public School District and Mattawan Consolidated School.
How do I register to vote in Almena 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 Almena 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.