Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Grand Haven Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Grand Haven Township runs its own electric utility, City of Grand Haven; its homes paid 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025. The Grand Haven Township water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven Township.
Power comes from City of Grand Haven
City of Grand Haven (City of Grand Haven - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Grand Haven Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $88 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.grandhaven.org · (616) 847-3493
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Grand Haven Township water system
The Grand Haven Township water system supplies Grand Haven Township: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Grand Rapids and Northwest Ottawa Co Water Syst as sellers) and serves 15,051 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), beginning Jan 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. MI0002760.
5 home internet providers serve Grand Haven Township
97% of 6,847 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 56% | 100/20 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 16% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grand Haven Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grand Haven Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grand Haven Township is in Grand Haven Area Public Schools.
ASchool 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.
Grand Haven Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Grand Haven Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grand Haven Township | ZIP’s residents in Grand Haven Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49417 | Grand Haven, MI | 92% | 51% |
| 49460 | West Olive, MI | 8% | 15% |
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 Grand Haven Township
Who supplies Grand Haven Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Grand Haven Township water system (EPA ID MI0002760). 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). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grand Haven Township?
City of Grand Haven (City of Grand Haven - (MI)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grand Haven Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, Surf Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grand Haven Township?
49417 (92%), 49460 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grand Haven Township in?
Grand Haven Area Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven 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.