Living in Hagar Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hagar Township comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Hagar Township runs its own elections, so the Hagar Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hagar 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 Hagar Township.
Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hagar Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $189 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.teammidwest.com · (800) 492-5989
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lake Michigan Beach Resort Pottawattamie water system
The Lake Michigan Beach Resort Pottawattamie water system supplies Hagar Township: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 80 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. MI0005549.
5 home internet providers serve Hagar Township
91% of 2,071 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 78% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 11% | 25/3 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hagar Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hagar Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hagar Township (72%) is in Coloma Community Schools; parts are in Hagar Township School District 6 (14%) and Benton Harbor Area Schools (14%).
CSchool 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.
Hagar Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hagar Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hagar Township | ZIP’s residents in Hagar Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49038 | Coloma, MI | 57% | 21% |
| 49022 | Benton Harbor, MI | 41% | 4% |
| 49084 | Riverside, MI | 3% | 100% |
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 Hagar Township
Who supplies Hagar Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lake Michigan Beach Resort Pottawattamie water system (EPA ID MI0005549). 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 Hagar Township?
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hagar Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Midwest Energy & Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hagar Township?
49038 (57%), 49022 (41%), 49084 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hagar Township in?
Coloma Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Hagar Township School District 6 and Benton Harbor Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hagar 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 Hagar 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.