Manistique East Breakwater Light · Photo: Chris Beechler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Manistique, MI: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Manistique has Zellar Sanitation at 415 Chippewa Avenue; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm. Power in Manistique comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Manistique, 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 Manistique.
Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of Manistique. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.cloverland.com · (906) 635-6800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Manistique water system
The Manistique water system supplies Manistique: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,197 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. MI0004040.
6 home internet providers serve Manistique
93% of 1,504 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 7% | 10/1 |
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Zellar Sanitation is open on weekdays
Where to take trash and recycling in Manistique, and where the rules are.
Zellar Sanitation
415 Chippewa Avenue, Manistique, MI, 49854
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2025. They can change with the season, so check cityofmanistique.org before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Manistique is in Manistique Area Schools.
B−School 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.
Manistique is in ZIP code 49854
ZIP codes where Manistique residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Manistique | ZIP’s residents in Manistique |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49854 | Manistique, MI | 100% | 46% |
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 Manistique
When is the Zellar Sanitation open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cityofmanistique.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Manistique’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Manistique water system (EPA ID MI0004040). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Manistique?
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Manistique?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Highline Internet, AT&T, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Manistique?
49854. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Manistique in?
Manistique Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Manistique?
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 Manistique City 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.