Living in Brooks Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Hess Lake Rv and Mobile Home Park, which supplies Brooks Township, came in at 48.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), above the 15 ppb action level. New voters sign up with the Brooks Township Clerk, which runs Brooks Township’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brooks 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 Brooks Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brooks Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hess Lake Rv and Mobile Home Park
Hess Lake Rv and Mobile Home Park supplies Brooks Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 81% 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 160 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 48.9 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. MI0040370.
8 home internet providers serve Brooks Township
86% of 2,192 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Truestream | Fiber | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| NCATS | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 11% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 6% | 25/3 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 4% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brooks Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brooks Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Brooks Township is in Newaygo Public School District.
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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Brooks Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brooks Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brooks Township | ZIP’s residents in Brooks Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49337 | Newaygo, MI | 92% | 26% |
| 49327 | Grant, MI | 8% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 49349.
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 Brooks Township
Who supplies Brooks Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hess Lake Rv and Mobile Home Park (EPA ID MI0040370). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 48.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brooks Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brooks Township?
Spectrum, Truestream, NCATS, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brooks Township?
49337 (92%), 49327 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brooks Township in?
Newaygo Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Brooks 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 Brooks 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.