Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Iron River, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Iron River City Clerk: Iron River runs its own elections. West Iron District Library, at 116 West Genesee Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Iron River, 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 Iron River.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Iron River. 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 Iron River water system
The Iron River water system supplies Iron River: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 3,019 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MI0003410.
7 home internet providers serve Iron River
94% of 1,708 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 59% | 10/1 |
| Fast AIr Internet | Fixed wireless | 86% | 30/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 14% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Iron River is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Iron River, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From ironriver.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-01-24. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Iron River is in West Iron County Public 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.
Iron River is in ZIP code 49935
ZIP codes where Iron River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Iron River | ZIP’s residents in Iron River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49935 | Iron River, MI | 100% | 51% |
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 Iron River
Who supplies Iron River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Iron River water system (EPA ID MI0003410). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Iron River?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Iron River?
Spectrum, AT&T, Fast AIr Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Iron River?
49935. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Iron River in?
West Iron County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Iron River?
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 Iron River 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: Iron River’s own website (ironriver.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.