Living in Lake Michigan Beach, MI: what to set up and who to call
Lake Michigan Beach has no town government of its own, so Berrien County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Coloma Community Schools. Power in Lake Michigan Beach comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Michigan Beach, 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 Michigan Beach.
Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake Michigan Beach. Its homes paid an average of 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $189 a month (its average across Michigan State).
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 Lake Michigan Beach Resort Pottawattamie water system
The Lake Michigan Beach Resort Pottawattamie water system supplies Lake Michigan Beach: about 15% of residents live in its service area. About 85% 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 80 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.
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. MI0005549.
4 home internet providers serve Lake Michigan Beach
94% of 964 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 88% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Michigan Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Michigan Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Michigan Beach is in Coloma 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
Lake Michigan Beach is unincorporated, so Berrien County is the local government.
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 Michigan Beach spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Michigan Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Michigan Beach | ZIP’s residents in Lake Michigan Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49038 | Coloma, MI | 97% | 12% |
| 49022 | Benton Harbor, MI | 3% | 0% |
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 Michigan Beach
Who supplies Lake Michigan Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lake Michigan Beach Resort Pottawattamie water system (EPA ID MI0005549). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Lake Michigan Beach?
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 Michigan Beach?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Michigan Beach?
49038 (97%), 49022 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Michigan Beach in?
Coloma Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lake Michigan Beach?
In Michigan State 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 Hagar 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.