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The Mount Forest Township handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the Mount Forest Township Clerk: Mount Forest Township runs its own elections. Public schools here are run by Pinconning Area Schools.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Forest 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 Mount Forest Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Forest 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Mount Forest Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mount Forest Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mount Forest Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Forest Township.

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

Mount Forest Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Pinconning Middle Schoolin Pinconning
9–12Pinconning High Schoolin Pinconning

Mount Forest Township is in Pinconning Area Schools.

BSchool 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

Mount Forest Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount Forest TownshipZIP’s residents in Mount Forest Township
48650Pinconning, MI65%13%
48652Rhodes, MI26%21%
48613Bentley, MI9%13%

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 Mount Forest Township

Who provides electricity in Mount Forest Township?

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Mount Forest Township?

48650 (65%), 48652 (26%), 48613 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Forest Township in?

Pinconning Area Schools.

How do I register to vote in Mount Forest 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 Mount Forest 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: 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): pending.