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The Michigamme Township handbook

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

Thursday is trash day in Michigamme Township. To register to vote, go to the Michigamme Township Clerk: Michigamme Township runs its own elections.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Michigamme Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerUpper Michigan Energy Resourcesinvestor-owned utility · 17.5¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers40% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpThursdayTrash dayMore →SchoolRepublic-Michigamme SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes49861, 49814Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Michigamme Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources

Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Michigamme Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).

Start or move service: www.uppco.com · (800) 562-7680

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Michigamme Township

40% of 418 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CableAmericaCable62%50/3
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL10%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless44%300/20
Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan UniversityFixed wireless44%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless28%100/20
Pasty.netFixed wireless9%45/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Michigamme Township is Thursday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Michigamme Township, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastic bottles, cups, tubs, and containers #1-7
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Paperboard boxes (like cereal, crackers, etc.)
  • Cardboard (flatten)
  • Newspaper, junk mail, office paper, magazines, clean pizza boxes
  • Shredded paper (put in a paper bag and fold over the edge)
  • Rigid plastics (like an old laundry basket)
The town’s guidesGarbage and Recycling Pick-up Schedule (PDF) →
michigammetownship.com
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsDumpster Days for bulky waste are held every spring and fall.

From michigammetownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-12, 2026-08-19. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Michigamme Township kids go to
PK–12RepublicMichigamme Schoolin Republic

Most of Michigamme Township (99%) is in Republic-Michigamme Schools.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMichigamme Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMichigamme Township ClerkMichigamme Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 202 Main Street, PO Box 220, Michigamme, MI 49861 · (906) 323-6608 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Michigamme Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Michigamme TownshipZIP’s residents in Michigamme Township
49861Michigamme, MI85%49%
49814Champion, MI14%3%

A few homes fall in 49808, 49866.

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.

Nearest emergency roomBell Hospital17.7 miles awayGet a library cardIshpeming Carnegie Public Library317 North Main Street · (906) 486-4381

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Michigamme Township

Who provides electricity in Michigamme Township?

Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Michigamme Township?

CableAmerica, AT&T, Verizon, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University, T-Mobile, Pasty.net (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Michigamme Township?

49861 (85%), 49814 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Michigamme Township in?

Republic-Michigamme Schools.

How do I register to vote in Michigamme 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 Michigamme 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.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Michigamme Township’s own website (michigammetownship.com), 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.