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The McMillan Township handbook

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

Power in McMillan Township comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. To register to vote, go to the McMillan Township Clerk: McMillan Township runs its own elections.

I’m new in town

What to set up in McMillan Township, 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 McMillan Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op

Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of McMillan Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).

Start or move service: www.cloverland.com · (906) 635-6800

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 Newberry Water & Light

Newberry Water & Light supplies McMillan Township: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 32% 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 2,000 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.

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. MI0004720.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve McMillan Township

92% of 1,810 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber61%1,000/1,000
Jamadots InternetFiber, DSL60%500/50
AT&TDSL47%10/1
Highline InternetFiber30%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless53%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless49%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 McMillan Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McMillan Township.

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

McMillan Township kids go to
PK–12Newberry Area SchoolTahquamenon Area Schools

McMillan Township is in Tahquamenon Area Schools.

CSchool 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

McMillan Township is in ZIP code 49868

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of McMillan TownshipZIP’s residents in McMillan Township
49868Newberry, MI99%60%

A few homes fall in 49748.

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 McMillan Township

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

Newberry Water & Light (EPA ID MI0004720). 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 McMillan Township?

Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve McMillan Township?

Spectrum, Jamadots Internet, AT&T, Highline Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in McMillan Township?

49868. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is McMillan Township in?

Tahquamenon Area Schools.

How do I register to vote in McMillan 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 McMillan 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.