Living in Bethany Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
In Bethany Township, trash day is Monday. New voters sign up with the Bethany Township Clerk, which runs Bethany Township’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bethany 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 Bethany Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bethany Township. 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 City of St. Louis water system
The City of St. Louis water system supplies Bethany Township: about 33% of residents live in its service area. About 67% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gratiot Area Water Authority as seller) and serves 6,976 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. MI0006320.
9 home internet providers serve Bethany Township
98% of 621 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 38% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 16% | 10/1 |
| Winn Telephone Company | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ISP Managemen | Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CMS Internet | Fixed wireless | 86% | 200/30 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bethany Township is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bethany Township, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From bethanytownshipmi.gov, the town’s official site; recyclemotion.org, which bethanytownshipmi.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 25, 2025. 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.
Most of Bethany Township (65%) is in St. Louis Public Schools; parts are in Breckenridge Community Schools (35%).
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.
Bethany Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bethany Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethany Township | ZIP’s residents in Bethany Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48880 | Saint Louis, MI | 83% | 14% |
| 48615 | Breckenridge, MI | 17% | 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 Bethany Township
Who supplies Bethany Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of St. Louis water system (EPA ID MI0006320). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethany 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 Bethany Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Winn Telephone Company, ISP Managemen, CMS Internet, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethany Township?
48880 (83%), 48615 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethany Township in?
St. Louis Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Breckenridge Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bethany 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 Bethany 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: Bethany Township’s own website (bethanytownshipmi.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (recyclemotion.org), 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.