Living in Greenwood Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Greenwood Township runs its own elections, so the Greenwood Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. For an emergency, Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital is the closest ER, 20.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greenwood 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 Greenwood Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greenwood Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Garland Resort water system
The Garland Resort water system supplies Greenwood Township: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 53 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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. MI0002568.
6 home internet providers serve Greenwood Township
85% of 1,514 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 50% | 10/1 |
| Truestream | Fiber | 24% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Greenwood Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Greenwood Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Greenwood Township (51%) is in Mio-AuSable Schools; parts are in Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District (49%).
C+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.
Greenwood Township is in ZIP code 49756
ZIP codes where Greenwood Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greenwood Township | ZIP’s residents in Greenwood Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49756 | Lewiston, MI | 100% | 30% |
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 Greenwood Township
Who supplies Greenwood Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Garland Resort water system (EPA ID MI0002568). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Greenwood Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Greenwood Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Truestream, Point Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greenwood Township?
49756. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greenwood Township in?
Mio-AuSable Schools. Parts of the city are in Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.