Grist Mill Bridge, Dam and Mill Site · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Living in Duplain Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Duplain Township are run by Duplain Township itself; register with the Duplain Township Clerk. Most of Duplain Township has one wired internet choice: Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Duplain 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 Duplain Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Duplain 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 Village of Elsie water system
The Village of Elsie water system supplies Duplain Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. About 58% 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 966 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MI0002120.
7 home internet providers serve Duplain Township
73% of 1,048 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 59% | 45/3 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 46% | 1,000/50 |
| HomeWorks Connect | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Duplain Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Duplain Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Duplain Township (92%) is in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools; parts are in St. Johns Public Schools (8%).
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.
Duplain Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Duplain Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Duplain Township | ZIP’s residents in Duplain Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48831 | Elsie, MI | 84% | 58% |
| 48879 | Saint Johns, MI | 8% | 1% |
| 48866 | Ovid, MI | 8% | 4% |
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 Duplain Township
Who supplies Duplain Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Elsie water system (EPA ID MI0002120). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Duplain 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 Duplain Township?
Frontier, Spectrum, HomeWorks Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Duplain Township?
48831 (84%), 48879 (8%), 48866 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Duplain Township in?
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. Parts of the city are in St. Johns Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Duplain 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 Duplain 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.