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The Boyne Falls handbook

Living in Boyne Falls, MI: what to set up and who to call

All of Boyne Falls gets its mail under one ZIP code, 49713. Boyne Falls Branch Library, at 3008 Main Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Boyne Falls, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Boyne Falls.

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Boyne Falls. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Boyne Falls water system

The Village of Boyne Falls water system supplies Boyne Falls: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 370 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 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. MI0000810.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Boyne Falls

91% of 187 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber91%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL65%100/10
VerizonFixed wireless68%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless30%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless24%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Boyne Falls’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Boyne Falls.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Boyne Falls or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Boyne Falls kids go to
PK–12Boyne Falls Public SchoolBoyne Falls Public School District

Boyne Falls is in Boyne Falls Public School District.

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Boyne Falls is in ZIP code 49713

ZIP codes where Boyne Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Boyne FallsZIP’s residents in Boyne Falls
49713Boyne Falls, MI100%17%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Boyne Falls

Who supplies Boyne Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Village of Boyne Falls water system (EPA ID MI0000810). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Boyne Falls?

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Boyne Falls?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Boyne Falls?

49713. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Boyne Falls in?

Boyne Falls Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Boyne Falls?

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 Boyne Valley 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.