Living in Jasper, MI: what to set up and who to call
Jasper has no town government of its own, so Lenawee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sand Creek Community Schools. Almost every address in Jasper can get fiber (92%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jasper, 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 Jasper.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jasper. 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 Fairfield Township water system
The Fairfield Township water system supplies Jasper: about 33% of residents live in its service area. About 67% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Madison Township as seller) and serves 717 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MI0002212.
7 home internet providers serve Jasper
99% of 174 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek Telephone Company | Fiber | 84% | 750/750 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 82% | 1,200/35 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ogden Communications | Fiber | 3% | 250/135 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jasper’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jasper.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jasper is in Sand Creek Community Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Jasper is unincorporated, so Lenawee County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Jasper is in ZIP code 49248
ZIP codes where Jasper residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jasper | ZIP’s residents in Jasper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49248 | Jasper, MI | 100% | 43% |
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 Jasper
Who supplies Jasper’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fairfield Township water system (EPA ID MI0002212). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jasper?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jasper?
Sand Creek Telephone Company, Xfinity, Midwest Energy & Communications, Ogden Communications, MetaLINK, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jasper?
49248. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jasper in?
Sand Creek Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Jasper?
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 Fairfield 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.