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The Lake Township handbook

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

Elections in Lake Township are run by Lake Township itself; register with the Lake Township Clerk. The ER is a drive from Lake Township: the closest is Corewell Health Reed City Hospital, 22.6 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

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.

PowerDTEinvestor-owned utility · 20.2¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers10% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMason County Central SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes49304, 49402Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

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

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Lake Township

10% of 1,693 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Carr CommunicationsDSL, Fiber91%5,000/2,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lake Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lake Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Lake Township (53%) is in Mason County Central Schools; parts are in Baldwin Community Schools (47%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLake Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLake Township ClerkLake Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 15580 S. Star Lake Drive, Baldwin, MI 49304 · (231) 898-3189 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Lake Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Lake Township
49304Baldwin, MI87%14%
49402Branch, MI13%7%

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.

Nearest emergency roomCorewell Health Reed City Hospital22.6 miles awayGet a library cardPathfinder Community Library812 Michigan Avenue · (231) 745-4010

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lake Township

Who provides electricity in Lake Township?

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

What internet providers serve Lake Township?

Carr Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lake Township?

49304 (87%), 49402 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Township in?

Mason County Central Schools. Parts of the city are in Baldwin Community Schools.

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.

  • 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.