Living in Moffatt Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Moffatt Township: residents take trash to Moffatt Township rubbish drop-off. Elections in Moffatt Township are run by Moffatt Township itself; register with the Moffatt Township Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moffatt 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 Moffatt Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Moffatt 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 Northern Country Estates water system
The Northern Country Estates water system supplies Moffatt Township: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 53 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0040039.
5 home internet providers serve Moffatt Township
90% of 1,073 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogtmann Engineering | Cable, Fiber | 75% | 300/25 |
| Frontier | DSL | 53% | 90/5 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 52% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Moffatt Township: trash goes to the drop-off center
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Moffatt Township, from the town’s own site.
Moffatt Township rubbish drop-off
Newberry Street, Alger, MI (just east of M-76)
- Mon9 am–noon
- Sat9 am–noon
Cost: $1.00 per plastic garbage bag; $2.00 per bag over 13 gallons; $3.00 per x-large leaf bag
From moffatttownship.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Moffatt Township is in Standish-Sterling Community School District.
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.
Moffatt Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Moffatt Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moffatt Township | ZIP’s residents in Moffatt Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48610 | Alger, MI | 97% | 35% |
| 48659 | Sterling, MI | 3% | 1% |
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 Moffatt Township
Who supplies Moffatt Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Northern Country Estates water system (EPA ID MI0040039). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moffatt 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 Moffatt Township?
Vogtmann Engineering, Frontier, Point Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moffatt Township?
48610 (97%), 48659 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moffatt Township in?
Standish-Sterling Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Moffatt 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 Moffatt 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: Moffatt Township’s own website (moffatttownship.gov), read Oct 21, 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.