Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0Living in Marquette Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Marquette Township water system. Marquette Township runs its own electric utility, City of Marquette; its homes paid 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marquette 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 Marquette Township.
Power comes from City of Marquette
City of Marquette (City of Marquette - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves 62.5% of Marquette Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $88 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.mqtcty.org · (906) 228-0435
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Marquette Township water system
The Marquette Township water system supplies Marquette Township: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 67% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Marquette as seller) and serves 2,700 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. MI0004140.
6 home internet providers serve Marquette Township
92% of 1,725 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 79% | 1,000/35 |
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Marquette Township: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marquette Township, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard (flatten)
- Mixed Paper, Newspaper, and Magazines (all colors and types)
- Aluminum and Steel Cans (empty and dry)
- Plastic Containers
- Metal Containers
- Kitchen, Laundry, Bath: Bottles and Containers (empty and dry)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check marquettetownship.org →
From marquettetownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2011-01. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Marquette Township (98%) is in Marquette Area Public Schools.
A−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.
Marquette Township is in ZIP code 49855
ZIP codes where Marquette Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marquette Township | ZIP’s residents in Marquette Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49855 | Marquette, MI | 100% | 13% |
A few homes fall in 49866.
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 Marquette Township
Who supplies Marquette Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Marquette Township water system (EPA ID MI0004140). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marquette Township?
City of Marquette (City of Marquette - (MI)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marquette Township?
Spectrum, Highline Internet, T-Mobile, AT&T, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marquette Township?
49855. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marquette Township in?
Marquette Area Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Marquette 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 Marquette 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: Marquette Township’s own website (marquettetownship.org), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.