Living in Conway, MI: what to set up and who to call
Conway has no town government of its own, so Emmet County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Public Schools of Petoskey. Inland House Condominium Association reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Aug 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Conway, 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 Conway.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Conway. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Inland House Condominium Association
Inland House Condominium Association supplies Conway: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Conway Commons Mobile Home Park serves another 24%. The Shores on Crooked Lake serves another 24%. About 47% 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 90 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Aug 2022. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. MI0003362.
5 home internet providers serve Conway
97% of 231 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Truestream | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Conway.
Alanson Recycling Center
7400 West Street, Alanson, MI, 49706
This isn’t Conway’s own facility. Whether Conway 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.
Conway is in Public Schools of Petoskey.
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
Conway is unincorporated, so Emmet 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.
Conway spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Conway residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Conway | ZIP’s residents in Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49706 | Alanson, MI | 49% | 3% |
| 49770 | Petoskey, MI | 32% | 1% |
| 49722 | Conway, MI | 19% | 70% |
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 Conway
Who supplies Conway’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Inland House Condominium Association (EPA ID MI0003362). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Conway?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Conway?
Spectrum, Truestream, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Conway?
49706 (49%), 49770 (32%), 49722 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Conway in?
Public Schools of Petoskey.
How do I register to vote in Conway?
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 Little Traverse 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.