Photo: Rachel Kramer from Grandville, MI, United States · CC BY 2.0Living in Blaine Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Blaine Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, 6.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blaine 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 Blaine Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blaine 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.
Which providers serve Blaine Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Blaine Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Blaine Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blaine Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Blaine Township (64%) is in Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools; parts are in Benzie County Central School (36%).
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.
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.
Blaine Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blaine Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blaine Township | ZIP’s residents in Blaine Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49635 | Frankfort, MI | 70% | 10% |
| 49613 | Arcadia, MI | 30% | 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 Blaine Township
Who provides electricity in Blaine Township?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Blaine Township?
49635 (70%), 49613 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blaine Township in?
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Benzie County Central School.
How do I register to vote in Blaine 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 Blaine 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.
- 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): pending.