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The Kasson Township handbook

Living in Kasson Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Kasson Township Clerk, which runs Kasson Township’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Kasson Township is Cedar Village Recycling Location, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kasson Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Kasson Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kasson 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Maple Valley Nursing Home water system

The Maple Valley Nursing Home water system supplies Kasson Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 25 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MI0064067.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Kasson Township

89% of 903 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable82%1,000/1,000
Point BroadbandFiber12%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless8%40/3
T-MobileFixed wireless36%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless28%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless12%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kasson Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.3 mi from the center of Kasson Township

Cedar Village Recycling Location

· run by American Waste

This isn’t Kasson Township’s own facility. Whether Kasson Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kasson Township kids go to
PK–12Glen Lake Community SchoolGlen Lake Community Schools

Kasson Township is in Glen Lake Community Schools.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kasson Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Kasson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Kasson TownshipZIP’s residents in Kasson Township
49664Maple City, MI77%59%
49630Empire, MI14%18%
49621Cedar, MI8%4%
49684Traverse City, MI2%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Kasson Township

Who supplies Kasson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Maple Valley Nursing Home water system (EPA ID MI0064067). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kasson Township?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Kasson Township?

Spectrum, Point Broadband, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kasson Township?

49664 (77%), 49630 (14%), 49621 (8%), 49684 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kasson Township in?

Glen Lake Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Kasson 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 Kasson 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.