Hiawatha Sportsman's Club 1931 Maintenance Building and Commissary · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Garfield Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Mack. Co. Housing-Engadine reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Garfield Township comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garfield 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 Garfield Township.
Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of Garfield Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.cloverland.com · (906) 635-6800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mack. Co. Housing-Engadine
Mack. Co. Housing-Engadine supplies Garfield Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 50 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
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. MI0002145.
5 home internet providers serve Garfield Township
99% of 1,177 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
| Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | 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 Garfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garfield Township is in Engadine Consolidated Schools.
C−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.
Garfield Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Garfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Garfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49827 | Engadine, MI | 76% | 92% |
| 49762 | Naubinway, MI | 24% | 46% |
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 Garfield Township
Who supplies Garfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mack. Co. Housing-Engadine (EPA ID MI0002145). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Garfield Township?
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garfield Township?
Highline Internet, Spectrum, Verizon, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garfield Township?
49827 (76%), 49762 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garfield Township in?
Engadine Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Garfield 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 Garfield 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.