Living in Atlanta, MI: what to set up and who to call
Atlanta has no town government of its own, so Montmorency County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Atlanta Community Schools. Power in Atlanta comes from Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Atlanta, 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 Atlanta.
Power comes from Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop
Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop (Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Atlanta. Its homes paid an average of 23.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: pieg.com · (800) 423-6634
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Briley Township water system
The Briley Township water system supplies Atlanta: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 435 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MI0000877.
6 home internet providers serve Atlanta
85% of 608 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 61% | 70/3 |
| Barger Creek Wireless | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Atlanta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Atlanta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Atlanta is in Atlanta Community 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
Atlanta is unincorporated, so Montmorency 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.
Atlanta is in ZIP code 49709
ZIP codes where Atlanta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Atlanta | ZIP’s residents in Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49709 | Atlanta, MI | 100% | 21% |
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 Atlanta
Who supplies Atlanta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Briley Township water system (EPA ID MI0000877). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Atlanta?
Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop (Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 23.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Atlanta?
Spectrum, Frontier, Barger Creek Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Atlanta?
49709. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Atlanta in?
Atlanta Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Atlanta?
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 Briley 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.