Living in Frederic Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Frederic Township runs its own elections, so the Frederic Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Frederic Township has its own library, Frederic Community Library, at 6470 Manistee Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Frederic 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 Frederic Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Frederic 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 Hartwick Pines Estates water system
The Hartwick Pines Estates water system supplies Frederic Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 75 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. MI0040620.
6 home internet providers serve Frederic Township
87% of 1,072 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 56% | 70/3 |
| Truestream | Fiber | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 2% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Frederic Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Frederic Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Frederic Township is in Crawford AuSable Schools.
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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Frederic Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Frederic Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Frederic Township | ZIP’s residents in Frederic Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49733 | Frederic, MI | 73% | 49% |
| 49738 | Grayling, MI | 27% | 3% |
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 Frederic Township
Who supplies Frederic Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hartwick Pines Estates water system (EPA ID MI0040620). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Frederic 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 Frederic Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Truestream, Verizon, AT&T, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Frederic Township?
49733 (73%), 49738 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Frederic Township in?
Crawford AuSable Schools.
How do I register to vote in Frederic 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 Frederic 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.