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The Brookfield Township handbook

Living in Brookfield Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

Voting is local here: the Brookfield Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Eaton Rapids Medical Center, 6.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerConsumers Energyinvestor-owned utility · 20.7¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brookfield Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolOlivet Community SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes48813, 48827, 49284 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Brookfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Brookfield Township

95% of 731 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Midwest Energy & CommunicationsFiber93%1,000/1,000
Springport Telephone CompanyCable, DSL22%30/6
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless14%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
Mercury FiberFixed wireless37%150/20
T-MobileFixed wireless25%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Brookfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brookfield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Brookfield Township 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.

Brookfield Township kids go to
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
4–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Brookfield Township (56%) is in Olivet Community Schools; parts are in Eaton Rapids Public Schools (37%) and Springport Public Schools (7%).

BSchool gradeSee 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsBrookfield Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBrookfield Township ClerkBrookfield Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 2638 E Bellevue Hwy, Charlotte, MI 48813 · (517) 893-5036 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Brookfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Brookfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Brookfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Brookfield Township
48813Charlotte, MI50%3%
48827Eaton Rapids, MI34%3%
49284Springport, MI14%7%
49076Olivet, MI2%1%

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.

Nearest emergency roomEaton Rapids Medical Center6.9 miles awayGet a library cardCharlotte Community Library226 South Bostwick Street · (517) 543-8859

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Brookfield Township

Who provides electricity in Brookfield 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 Brookfield Township?

Midwest Energy & Communications, Springport Telephone Company, AT&T, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brookfield Township?

48813 (50%), 48827 (34%), 49284 (14%), 49076 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brookfield Township in?

Olivet Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Eaton Rapids Public Schools and Springport Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Brookfield 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 Brookfield 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.