Living in Mason Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Mason Township are run by Mason Township itself; register with the Mason Township Clerk. The closest ER is Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital, 11.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mason 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 Mason Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mason 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 West Branch Township water system
The West Branch Township water system supplies Mason Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 61 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 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. MI0007012.
5 home internet providers serve Mason Township
67% of 464 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Telephone Company | DSL | 58% | 50/7 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 23% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 20% | 45/3 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 53% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mason Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mason Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mason Township (73%) is in Standish-Sterling Community School District; parts are in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools (27%).
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Mason Township is in ZIP code 48766
ZIP codes where Mason Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mason Township | ZIP’s residents in Mason Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48766 | Twining, MI | 100% | 65% |
A few homes fall in 48749.
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 Mason Township
Who supplies Mason Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The West Branch Township water system (EPA ID MI0007012). 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 Mason 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 Mason Township?
Pigeon Telephone Company, Spectrum, Frontier, Point Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mason Township?
48766. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mason Township in?
Standish-Sterling Community School District. Parts of the city are in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mason 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 Mason 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.