Ithaca Downtown Historic District · Photo: H. G. Zimmerman & Co · Public domainLiving in Ithaca, MI: what to set up and who to call
In Ithaca you hire your own trash hauler; Granger Waste Services picks up on Fridays. Voting is local here: the Ithaca City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ithaca, 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 Ithaca.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ithaca. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Ithaca water system
The City of Ithaca water system supplies Ithaca: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 3,098 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 Jul–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. MI0003460.
9 home internet providers serve Ithaca
100% of 1,293 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CMS Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 200/30 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 76% | 10/1 |
| Winn Telephone Company | Fiber | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ISP Managemen | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ithaca is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ithaca, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Fri
Isabella County Recycling Drop-off
4208 E River Road, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858
From ithacami.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated September 1, 2026. 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.
Ithaca is in Ithaca 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.
Ithaca is in ZIP code 48847
ZIP codes where Ithaca residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ithaca | ZIP’s residents in Ithaca |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48847 | Ithaca, MI | 100% | 48% |
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 Ithaca
Who supplies Ithaca’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Ithaca water system (EPA ID MI0003460). 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 (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ithaca?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ithaca?
Point Broadband, CMS Internet, Spectrum, Frontier, Winn Telephone Company, ISP Managemen (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ithaca?
48847. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ithaca in?
Ithaca Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ithaca?
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 Ithaca 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: Ithaca’s own website (ithacami.com), 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.