Living in Comstock Northwest, MI: what to set up and who to call
Comstock Northwest has no town government of its own, so Kalamazoo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Comstock Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Comstock Northwest 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 Northwest, 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 Northwest.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Comstock Northwest. 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 Kalamazoo water system
The Kalamazoo water system supplies Comstock Northwest: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% 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 192,992 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. MI0003520.
4 home internet providers serve Comstock Northwest
96% of 1,666 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Comstock Northwest.
HHW Center
1301 Lamont Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048 · run by County of Kalamazoo
This isn’t Comstock Northwest’s own facility. Whether Comstock Northwest residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Comstock Northwest (83%) is in Comstock Public Schools; parts are in Gull Lake Community Schools (17%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Comstock Northwest is unincorporated, so Kalamazoo County is the local government.
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 Northwest spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Comstock Northwest residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Comstock Northwest | ZIP’s residents in Comstock Northwest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49048 | Kalamazoo, MI | 96% | 21% |
| 49004 | Kalamazoo, MI | 4% | 1% |
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 Northwest
Who supplies Comstock Northwest’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Kalamazoo water system (EPA ID MI0003520). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Comstock Northwest?
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 Northwest?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Comstock Northwest?
49048 (96%), 49004 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Comstock Northwest in?
Comstock Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Gull Lake Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Comstock Northwest?
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: 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.