Photo: Andreas Faessler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Germfask Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Germfask Township comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Germfask Township are run by Germfask Township itself; register with the Germfask Township Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Germfask 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 Germfask Township.
Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves 99.2% of Germfask Township residents. 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 Germfask Township water system
The Germfask Township water system supplies Germfask Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 200 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. MI0002625.
2 home internet providers serve Germfask Township
98% of 330 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Germfask Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Germfask Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Germfask Township is in Manistique Area Schools.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Germfask Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Germfask Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Germfask Township | ZIP’s residents in Germfask Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49836 | Germfask, MI | 98% | 50% |
| 49883 | Seney, MI | 2% | 7% |
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 Germfask Township
Who supplies Germfask Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Germfask Township water system (EPA ID MI0002625). 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 0.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Germfask 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 Germfask Township?
Highline Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Germfask Township?
49836 (98%), 49883 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Germfask Township in?
Manistique Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Germfask 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 Germfask 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.