Living in Boyne Valley Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Boyne Valley Township are run by Boyne Valley Township itself; register with the Boyne Valley Township Clerk. For an emergency, Mclaren Northern Michigan is the closest ER, 16.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boyne Valley 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 Boyne Valley Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Boyne Valley 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 Village of Boyne Falls water system
The Village of Boyne Falls water system supplies Boyne Valley Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Boyne Mountain Resort serves another 10%. About 67% 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.
7 home internet providers serve Boyne Valley Township
92% of 1,108 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Truestream | Fiber | 43% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 22% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Boyne Valley Township: trash goes to the drop-off
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boyne Valley Township, from the town’s own site.
From boynevalleymi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-05-15. 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 Boyne Valley Township (92%) is in Boyne Falls Public School District; parts are in Boyne City Public Schools (8%).
A−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.
Boyne Valley Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Boyne Valley Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boyne Valley Township | ZIP’s residents in Boyne Valley Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49713 | Boyne Falls, MI | 70% | 47% |
| 49712 | Boyne City, MI | 30% | 5% |
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 Boyne Valley Township
Who supplies Boyne Valley Township’s 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 Valley 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 Boyne Valley Township?
Spectrum, Truestream, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boyne Valley Township?
49713 (70%), 49712 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boyne Valley Township in?
Boyne Falls Public School District. Parts of the city are in Boyne City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Boyne Valley 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 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: Boyne Valley Township’s own website (boynevalleymi.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.