Photo: ValerieWood · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bay Mills Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bay Mills Township comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Bay Mills Township runs its own elections, so the Bay Mills Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bay Mills 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 Bay Mills Township.
Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bay Mills Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.cloverland.com · (906) 635-6800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bay Mills water system
The Bay Mills water system supplies Bay Mills Township: about 20% of residents live in its service area. Mt. Pleasant serves another 13%. About 64% 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 857 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. 055293101.
2 home internet providers serve Bay Mills Township
87% of 1,111 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamadots Internet | DSL, Fiber | 80% | 500/50 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 69% | 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 Bay Mills Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bay Mills Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bay Mills Township is in Brimley 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.
Bay Mills Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bay Mills Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bay Mills Township | ZIP’s residents in Bay Mills Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49715 | Brimley, MI | 98% | 49% |
| 49728 | Eckerman, MI | 2% | 10% |
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 Bay Mills Township
Who supplies Bay Mills Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bay Mills water system (EPA ID 055293101). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bay Mills Township?
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bay Mills Township?
Jamadots Internet, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bay Mills Township?
49715 (98%), 49728 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bay Mills Township in?
Brimley Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bay Mills 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 Bay Mills 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.