Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0Living in Champion Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Champion Township are run by Champion Township itself; register with the Champion Township Clerk. Most of Champion Township has one wired internet choice: CableAmerica.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Champion 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 Champion Township.
Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.4% of Champion Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.uppco.com · (800) 562-7680
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ely Township-Diorite water system
The Ely Township-Diorite water system supplies Champion Township: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 168 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. MI0001820.
4 home internet providers serve Champion Township
8% of 243 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CableAmerica | Cable | 69% | 50/3 |
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/5 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 21% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Champion Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Champion Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Champion Township (80%) is in N.I.C.E. Community Schools; parts are in Powell Township Schools (20%).
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.
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.
Champion Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Champion Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Champion Township | ZIP’s residents in Champion Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49814 | Champion, MI | 89% | 17% |
| 49849 | Ishpeming, MI | 7% | 0% |
| 49808 | Big Bay, MI | 2% | 1% |
| 49866 | Negaunee, MI | 2% | 0% |
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 Champion Township
Who supplies Champion Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ely Township-Diorite water system (EPA ID MI0001820). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Champion Township?
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Champion Township?
CableAmerica, Highline Internet, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Champion Township?
49814 (89%), 49849 (7%), 49808 (2%), 49866 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Champion Township in?
N.I.C.E. Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Powell Township Schools.
How do I register to vote in Champion 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 Champion 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.