Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Chassell Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Chassell Township runs its own elections, so the Chassell Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Most of Chassell Township has one wired internet choice: Baraga Telephone Company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chassell 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 Chassell Township.
Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chassell Township. 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 Chassell Township water system
The Chassell Township water system supplies Chassell Township: about 28% of residents live in its service area. About 72% 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 800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. MI0001350.
6 home internet providers serve Chassell Township
91% of 987 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraga Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 46% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 42% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chassell Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chassell Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chassell Township is in Chassell Township 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Chassell Township is in ZIP code 49916
ZIP codes where Chassell Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chassell Township | ZIP’s residents in Chassell Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49916 | Chassell, MI | 100% | 66% |
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 Chassell Township
Who supplies Chassell Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chassell Township water system (EPA ID MI0001350). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chassell 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 Chassell Township?
Baraga Telephone Company, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chassell Township?
49916. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chassell Township in?
Chassell Township School District.
How do I register to vote in Chassell 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 Chassell 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.