Living in Girard Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Girard Township Clerk: Girard Township runs its own elections. Most homes in Girard Township have two wired internet choices, Frontier and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Girard 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 Girard Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Girard 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 Lakeside Estates Subdivision water system
The Lakeside Estates Subdivision water system supplies Girard Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 125 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 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. MI0003742.
6 home internet providers serve Girard Township
83% of 994 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 70% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Coldwater Board of Public Utilities | Cable, Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| DMCI Broadband | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Girard Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Girard Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Girard Township (77%) is in Coldwater Community Schools; parts are in Tekonsha Community Schools (19%) and Union City Community Schools (4%).
BSchool 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.
Girard Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Girard Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Girard Township | ZIP’s residents in Girard Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49036 | Coldwater, MI | 72% | 5% |
| 49092 | Tekonsha, MI | 18% | 16% |
| 49094 | Union City, MI | 7% | 3% |
| 49082 | Quincy, MI | 3% | 1% |
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 Girard Township
Who supplies Girard Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lakeside Estates Subdivision water system (EPA ID MI0003742). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Girard 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 Girard Township?
Frontier, Spectrum, Coldwater Board of Public Utilities, Verizon, DMCI Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Girard Township?
49036 (72%), 49092 (18%), 49094 (7%), 49082 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Girard Township in?
Coldwater Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Tekonsha Community Schools and Union City Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Girard 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 Girard 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.