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The Marcellus handbook

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

Power in Marcellus comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Marcellus Township-Wood Memorial Library, at 205 East Main Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marcellus, 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 Marcellus.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative

Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Marcellus. Its homes paid an average of 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $189 a month (its average across Michigan).

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Marcellus water system

The Marcellus water system supplies Marcellus: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 1,198 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. MI0004070.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Marcellus

100% of 502 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Midwest Energy & CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL83%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Marcellus’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marcellus.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Marcellus or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Marcellus kids go to
PK–5Marcellus Elementary SchoolMarcellus Community Schools
6–8Marcellus Middle SchoolMarcellus Community Schools
9–12Marcellus High SchoolMarcellus Community Schools

Marcellus is in Marcellus Community Schools.

BSchool 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

Marcellus is in ZIP code 49067

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MarcellusZIP’s residents in Marcellus
49067Marcellus, MI100%24%

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 Marcellus

Who supplies Marcellus’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Marcellus water system (EPA ID MI0004070). 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 3.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Marcellus?

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 Marcellus?

Midwest Energy & Communications, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marcellus?

49067. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marcellus in?

Marcellus Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Marcellus?

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 Marcellus 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.