Living in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, MI: what to set up and who to call
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake has no town government of its own, so Lenawee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Addison Community Schools. Waters Edge Mh Community reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, 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 Manitou Beach-Devils Lake.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Manitou Beach-Devils Lake. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Waters Edge Mh Community
Waters Edge Mh Community supplies Manitou Beach-Devils Lake: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Bean Creek Resort serves another 10%. Round Lake Estates serves another 7%. About 60% 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 180 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2022, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. MI0040673.
7 home internet providers serve Manitou Beach-Devils Lake
99% of 2,183 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 73% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Manitou Beach-Devils Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Manitou Beach-Devils Lake (81%) is in Addison Community Schools; parts are in Onsted Community Schools (19%).
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
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake is unincorporated, so Lenawee County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Manitou Beach-Devils Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Manitou Beach-Devils Lake | ZIP’s residents in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49253 | Manitou Beach, MI | 94% | 62% |
| 49220 | Addison, MI | 6% | 5% |
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 Manitou Beach-Devils Lake
Who supplies Manitou Beach-Devils Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waters Edge Mh Community (EPA ID MI0040673). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Manitou Beach-Devils Lake?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake?
49253 (94%), 49220 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Manitou Beach-Devils Lake in?
Addison Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Onsted Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Manitou Beach-Devils Lake?
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 Rollin 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.