Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Cheboygan, MI: what to set up and who to call
GFL Environmental Incorporated takes trash and recycling in Cheboygan, open Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm (OpenStreetMap). New voters sign up with the Cheboygan City Clerk, which runs Cheboygan’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cheboygan, 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 Cheboygan.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cheboygan. 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.
Water comes from City of Cheboygan water system
The City of Cheboygan water system supplies Cheboygan: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% 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 5,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. MI0001360.
5 home internet providers serve Cheboygan
92% of 2,196 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL | 6% | 10/1 |
| Presque Isle Connect | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
GFL Environmental Incorporated is open on weekdays
Where to take trash and recycling in Cheboygan, and where the rules are.
GFL Environmental Incorporated
1307 Higgins Drive, Cheboygan, MI, 49721
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Feb 2025. They can change with the season, so check gflenv.com before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cheboygan is in Cheboygan Area Schools.
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.
Cheboygan is in ZIP code 49721
ZIP codes where Cheboygan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cheboygan | ZIP’s residents in Cheboygan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49721 | Cheboygan, MI | 100% | 34% |
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 Cheboygan
When is the GFL Environmental Incorporated open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check gflenv.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Cheboygan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cheboygan water system (EPA ID MI0001360). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cheboygan?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cheboygan?
Spectrum, AT&T, Presque Isle Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cheboygan?
49721. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cheboygan in?
Cheboygan Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Cheboygan?
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 Cheboygan City 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.