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The Comins Township handbook

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

Comins Township has its own drop-off, Weaver's Disposal, on 1989 Caldwell Road. Voting is local here: the Comins Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ausable Valley Community water system

The Ausable Valley Community water system supplies Comins Township: about 15% of residents live in its service area. About 85% 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 147 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MI0000324.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Comins Township

89% of 1,233 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable73%1,000/1,000
Point BroadbandFiber, Fixed wireless48%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL38%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless35%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless12%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Comins Township has its own drop-off: Weaver's Disposal

Where to take trash and recycling in Comins Township, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by not listed

Weaver's Disposal

1989 Caldwell Road, Mio, MI, 48647

A fee applies (OSM). Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Aug 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Comins Township kids go to
PK–12Fairview SchoolFairview Area School District

Comins Township is in Fairview Area School District.

BSchool 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Comins Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Comins TownshipZIP’s residents in Comins Township
48621Fairview, MI69%99%
48647Mio, MI27%12%
48619Comins, MI3%10%

A few homes fall in 48728.

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.

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

Questions about living in Comins Township

Who supplies Comins Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Ausable Valley Community water system (EPA ID MI0000324). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Comins 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 Comins Township?

Spectrum, Point Broadband, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Comins Township?

48621 (69%), 48647 (27%), 48619 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Comins Township in?

Fairview Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Comins 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 Comins 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.