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The Carlton Township handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Carlton Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Most of Carlton Township has one wired internet choice: WOW!.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerConsumers Energyinvestor-owned utility · 20.7¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Carlton Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLakewood Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes49058, 49325, 48849Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

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

92% of 1,097 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
WOW!Cable62%1,200/50
MEIFixed wireless, Fiber45%25/3
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless3%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20
Mercury FiberFixed wireless36%150/20
T-MobileFixed wireless10%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 Carlton Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carlton Township.

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

Carlton Township kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Carlton Township (68%) is in Lakewood Public Schools; parts are in Hastings Area School District (30%) and Thornapple Kellogg School District (2%).

B+School 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, electionsCarlton Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereCarlton Township ClerkCarlton Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 85 Welcome Road, Hastings, MI 49058 · (269) 945-5990 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2024
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Carlton Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Carlton TownshipZIP’s residents in Carlton Township
49058Hastings, MI64%8%
49325Freeport, MI28%31%
48849Lake Odessa, MI8%3%

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 roomCorewell Health Pennock Hospital6.1 miles awayGet a library cardFreeport District Library208 South State Street · (616) 765-5181

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

Questions about living in Carlton Township

Who provides electricity in Carlton 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 Carlton Township?

WOW!, MEI, AT&T, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Carlton Township?

49058 (64%), 49325 (28%), 48849 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Carlton Township in?

Lakewood Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Hastings Area School District and Thornapple Kellogg School District.

How do I register to vote in Carlton 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 Carlton 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.