Living in Comstock Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Comstock Township Clerk, which runs Comstock Township’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Comstock Township is HHW Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Comstock 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 Comstock Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Comstock 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.
Water comes from Galesburg water system
The Galesburg water system supplies Comstock Township: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 2,377 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0002530.
7 home internet providers serve Comstock Township
97% of 5,763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 59% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 16% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 4% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Comstock Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Comstock Township, from the town’s own site.
Comstock Township Transfer Station
6604 East Main Street
- Tue11 am–6 pm
- Thu11 am–6 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
- Thu11 am–4 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Paperboard
- Carton containers
- Phone books
- Magazines/catalogs
- Glass
- Paper coffee cups
- Recyclable plastics #1-7
From comstockmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Comstock Township (52%) is in Comstock Public Schools; parts are in Galesburg-Augusta Community School District (37%) and Gull Lake Community Schools (11%).
CSchool 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.
Comstock Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Comstock Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Comstock Township | ZIP’s residents in Comstock Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49048 | Kalamazoo, MI | 73% | 45% |
| 49053 | Galesburg, MI | 26% | 54% |
A few homes fall in 49034. 49041 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Comstock Township
Who supplies Comstock Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Galesburg water system (EPA ID MI0002530). 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 2.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Comstock 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 Comstock Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, Xfinity, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Comstock Township?
49048 (73%), 49053 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Comstock Township in?
Comstock Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Galesburg-Augusta Community School District and Gull Lake Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Comstock 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 Comstock 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: Comstock Township’s own website (comstockmi.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.