Living in Monterey Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Monterey Township Clerk, which runs Monterey Township’s elections. The closest ER is Beacon Allegan, 8.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Monterey 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 Monterey Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Monterey 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 Sandy Pines water system
The Sandy Pines water system supplies Monterey Township: about 2% 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 157 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 55.0 ppb. 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. MI0005911.
7 home internet providers serve Monterey Township
88% of 1,259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123.net | Fiber | 62% | 6,000/6,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 16% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 15% | 70/3 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
| Michwave Technologies | Fixed wireless | 8% | 50/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Monterey Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monterey Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Monterey Township (70%) is in Hopkins Public Schools; parts are in Allegan Public Schools (21%) and Hamilton Community Schools (9%).
B−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.
Monterey Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Monterey Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Monterey Township | ZIP’s residents in Monterey Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49010 | Allegan, MI | 47% | 6% |
| 49328 | Hopkins, MI | 41% | 25% |
| 49419 | Hamilton, MI | 12% | 3% |
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 Monterey Township
Who supplies Monterey Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sandy Pines water system (EPA ID MI0005911). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Monterey 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 Monterey Township?
123.net, AT&T, Frontier, Spectrum, Verizon, Michwave Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Monterey Township?
49010 (47%), 49328 (41%), 49419 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Monterey Township in?
Hopkins Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Allegan Public Schools and Hamilton Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Monterey 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 Monterey 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.