Living in Lake Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lake Township comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Lake Township runs its own elections, so the Lake Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake 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 Lake Township.
Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake 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 Southwest Michigan Regional Sanitary Sew water system
The Southwest Michigan Regional Sanitary Sew water system supplies Lake Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Bridgman serves another 15%. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists St Joseph as seller) and serves 26,780 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. MI0003726.
8 home internet providers serve Lake Township
92% of 1,800 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 67% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 24% | 10/1 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 8% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 3% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lake Township (79%) is in Bridgman Public Schools; parts are in River Valley School District (17%) and Lakeshore School District (4%).
ASchool 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.
Lake Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Township | ZIP’s residents in Lake Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49106 | Bridgman, MI | 82% | 57% |
| 49101 | Baroda, MI | 7% | 8% |
| 49127 | Stevensville, MI | 7% | 2% |
| 49125 | Sawyer, MI | 4% | 7% |
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 Lake Township
Who supplies Lake Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Southwest Michigan Regional Sanitary Sew water system (EPA ID MI0003726). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake 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 Lake Township?
Xfinity, Frontier, Midwest Energy & Communications, Surf Internet, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Township?
49106 (82%), 49101 (7%), 49127 (7%), 49125 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Township in?
Bridgman Public Schools. Parts of the city are in River Valley School District and Lakeshore School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake 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 Lake 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.