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The Manlius Township handbook

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

Manlius Township runs its own elections, so the Manlius Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. For a library card, the closest branch is Fennville District Library, 3.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Manlius Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Manlius Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Fennville water system

The Fennville water system supplies Manlius Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 2,438 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 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. MI0002260.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Manlius Township

92% of 1,399 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
123.netFiber62%6,000/6,000
FrontierDSL, Fiber47%10/1
XfinityCable, Fiber19%1,200/35
SpectrumCable17%1,000/35
Surf InternetFiber6%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless41%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Manlius Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Manlius Township kids go to
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Manlius Township (51%) is in Hamilton Community Schools; parts are in Fennville Public Schools (49%).

B+School gradeSee 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.

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

Manlius Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Manlius TownshipZIP’s residents in Manlius Township
49419Hamilton, MI53%20%
49408Fennville, MI46%16%

A few homes fall in 49423.

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.

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

Questions about living in Manlius Township

Who supplies Manlius Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Fennville water system (EPA ID MI0002260). 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 Manlius Township?

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Manlius Township?

123.net, Frontier, Xfinity, Spectrum, Surf Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Manlius Township?

49419 (53%), 49408 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Manlius Township in?

Hamilton Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Fennville Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Manlius 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 Manlius 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.