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The Marshall handbook

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

Marshall runs its own electric utility, City of Marshall. New voters sign up with the Marshall City Clerk, which runs Marshall’s elections.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marshall, 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 Marshall.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Marshall

City of Marshall (City of Marshall - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves 94.9% of Marshall residents.

Start or move service: www.cityofmarshall.com · (269) 781-5183

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 Marshall water system

The Marshall water system supplies almost all of Marshall. It draws ground water and serves 7,088 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0004150.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Marshall

100% of 2,724 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Marshall FiberNetFiber98%1,000/1,000
WOW!Cable91%1,200/50
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless13%50/10
Mercury FiberFixed wireless90%150/20
VerizonFixed wireless77%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless22%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 Marshall’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marshall.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Marshall 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.

Marshall kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Marshall Middle SchoolMarshall Public Schools
9–12Marshall High SchoolMarshall Public Schools

Most of Marshall (92%) is in Marshall Public Schools; parts are in Harper Creek Community Schools (8%).

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

Marshall is in ZIP code 49068

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MarshallZIP’s residents in Marshall
49068Marshall, MI100%48%

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 Marshall

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

The Marshall water system (EPA ID MI0004150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Marshall?

City of Marshall (City of Marshall - (MI)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Marshall?

Marshall FiberNet, WOW!, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marshall?

49068. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marshall in?

Marshall Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Harper Creek Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Marshall?

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 Marshall City 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.