Tawas Point Light Station · Photo: Asher196 03:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Baldwin Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Baldwin Township Clerk: Baldwin Township runs its own elections. The nearest library is East Tawas Library (Iosco-Arenac District Library), 2.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Baldwin 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 Baldwin Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Baldwin 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 Huron Shore Regional Utility Authority
Huron Shore Regional Utility Authority supplies Baldwin Township: about 11% of residents live in its service area. City of East Tawas serves another 5%. About 83% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. MI0003319.
4 home internet providers serve Baldwin Township
71% of 1,416 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 18% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Baldwin Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Baldwin Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check baldwintwpiosco.gov →
From baldwintwpiosco.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Baldwin Township is in Tawas Area Schools.
B+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.
Baldwin Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Baldwin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Baldwin Township | ZIP’s residents in Baldwin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48730 | East Tawas, MI | 82% | 30% |
| 48763 | Tawas City, MI | 18% | 6% |
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 Baldwin Township
Who supplies Baldwin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Huron Shore Regional Utility Authority (EPA ID MI0003319). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Baldwin Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Baldwin Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Baldwin Township?
48730 (82%), 48763 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Baldwin Township in?
Tawas Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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: Baldwin Township’s own website (baldwintwpiosco.gov), read Oct 21, 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.