Living in Maple River Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Maple River Township runs its own elections, so the Maple River Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest public drop-off to Maple River Township is Alanson Recycling Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Maple River Township, 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 Maple River Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Maple River 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.
Water comes from Mill Street 1 Ldha water system
The Mill Street 1 Ldha water system supplies Maple River Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 74 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0006631.
7 home internet providers serve Maple River Township
76% of 673 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truestream | Fiber | 50% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/10 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 13% | 1,000/50 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 33% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Maple River Township.
Alanson Recycling Center
7400 West Street, Alanson, MI, 49706
This isn’t Maple River Township’s own facility. Whether Maple River Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Maple River Township (68%) is in Pellston Public Schools; parts are in Alanson Public Schools (32%).
BSchool 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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Maple River Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Maple River Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Maple River Township | ZIP’s residents in Maple River Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49716 | Brutus, MI | 42% | 69% |
| 49706 | Alanson, MI | 32% | 8% |
| 49769 | Pellston, MI | 27% | 21% |
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 Maple River Township
Who supplies Maple River Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mill Street 1 Ldha water system (EPA ID MI0006631). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Maple River 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 Maple River Township?
Truestream, Brightspeed, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Maple River Township?
49716 (42%), 49706 (32%), 49769 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Maple River Township in?
Pellston Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Alanson Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Maple River 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 Maple River 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.