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Van Buren County Michigan 1906 Geneva TownshipPhoto: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domain
The Geneva Township handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Geneva Township Clerk, which runs Geneva Township’s elections. Midwest Energy & Communications is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Geneva Township.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.2% of Geneva Township residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Port of Call - West water system

The Port of Call - West water system supplies Geneva Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 105 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. MI0040491.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Geneva Township

90% of 1,777 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Midwest Energy & CommunicationsFiber52%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL, Fiber41%90/5
XfinityCable40%1,200/35
Bloomingdale CommunicationsFiber18%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless59%300/20
Mercury FiberFixed wireless54%150/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Geneva Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Geneva 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.

Geneva Township kids go to
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Geneva Township (62%) is in South Haven Public Schools; parts are in Bangor Public Schools (37%).

CSchool 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.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Geneva Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Geneva TownshipZIP’s residents in Geneva Township
49090South Haven, MI75%19%
49013Bangor, MI14%9%
49056Grand Junction, MI10%8%
49063Lacota, MI2%100%

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.

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

Questions about living in Geneva Township

Who supplies Geneva Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Port of Call - West water system (EPA ID MI0040491). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Geneva 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 Geneva Township?

Midwest Energy & Communications, Frontier, Xfinity, Bloomingdale Communications, Verizon, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Geneva Township?

49090 (75%), 49013 (14%), 49056 (10%), 49063 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Geneva Township in?

South Haven Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Bangor Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Geneva 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 Geneva 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.