Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Living in Gladstone, MI: what to set up and who to call
Gladstone runs its own electric utility, City of Gladstone; its homes paid 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in most of Gladstone comes from the Gladstone water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gladstone, 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 Gladstone.
Power comes from City of Gladstone
City of Gladstone (City of Gladstone), a municipal utility, serves all of Gladstone. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $92 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.gladstonemi.org · (906) 428-1701
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gladstone water system
The Gladstone water system supplies Gladstone: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 4,632 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0002640.
7 home internet providers serve Gladstone
98% of 2,561 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 9% | 25/3 |
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 94% | 25/5 |
| Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gladstone’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gladstone.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gladstone is in Gladstone Area 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Gladstone is in ZIP code 49837
ZIP codes where Gladstone residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gladstone | ZIP’s residents in Gladstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49837 | Gladstone, MI | 100% | 52% |
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 Gladstone
Who supplies Gladstone’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gladstone water system (EPA ID MI0002640). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gladstone?
City of Gladstone (City of Gladstone), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gladstone?
Spectrum, AT&T, Highline Internet, Bug Tussel, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gladstone?
49837. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gladstone in?
Gladstone Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Gladstone?
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 Gladstone City 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.