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The Excelsior Township handbook

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

Elections in Excelsior Township are run by Excelsior Township itself; register with the Excelsior Township Clerk. For a library card, the closest branch is Kalkaska County Library, 6.9 miles out.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerConsumers Energyinvestor-owned utility · 20.7¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Excelsior Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolExcelsior Township School District 1Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code49646Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Excelsior Township

98% of 645 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TruestreamFiber96%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable65%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL19%25/3
186networksFixed wireless60%75/25
VerizonFixed wireless58%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless5%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Excelsior Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Excelsior Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Excelsior Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Excelsior Township kids go to
K–8Crawford SchoolExcelsior Township School District 1
9–12Kalkaska High Schoolin Kalkaska

Most of Excelsior Township (51%) is in Excelsior Township School District 1; parts are in Kalkaska Public Schools (49%).

C+School 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsExcelsior Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereExcelsior Township ClerkExcelsior Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 967 Sigma S.E., Kalkaska, MI 49646 · (231) 564-3765 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Excelsior Township is in ZIP code 49646

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Excelsior TownshipZIP’s residents in Excelsior Township
49646Kalkaska, MI100%12%

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.

Nearest emergency roomKalkaska Memorial Health Center7.1 miles awayGet a library cardKalkaska County Library247 South Cedar Street · (231) 258-9411

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

Questions about living in Excelsior Township

Who provides electricity in Excelsior 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 Excelsior Township?

Truestream, Spectrum, AT&T, 186networks, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Excelsior Township?

49646. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Excelsior Township in?

Excelsior Township School District 1. Parts of the city are in Kalkaska Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Excelsior 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 Excelsior 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.

  • 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.