Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive #5 · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Nahma Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Nahma Township water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. To register to vote, go to the Nahma Township Clerk: Nahma Township runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nahma 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 Nahma Township.
Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 62.8% of Nahma Township residents. 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.
Water comes from Nahma Township water system
The Nahma Township water system supplies Nahma Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 95 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2022. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2007–Dec 2009, was 3000.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2009: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. MI0004600.
Which providers serve Nahma Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Nahma 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.
We don’t have Nahma Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nahma Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Nahma Township is in Big Bay de Noc School District.
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.
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.
Nahma Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Nahma Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nahma Township | ZIP’s residents in Nahma Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49878 | Rapid River, MI | 71% | 9% |
| 49895 | Wetmore, MI | 22% | 13% |
| 49864 | Nahma, MI | 7% | 100% |
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 Nahma Township
Who supplies Nahma Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Nahma Township water system (EPA ID MI0004600). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3000.0 ppb (Jan 2007–Dec 2009), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nahma 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 ZIP codes are in Nahma Township?
49878 (71%), 49895 (22%), 49864 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nahma Township in?
Big Bay de Noc School District.
How do I register to vote in Nahma 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 Nahma 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): pending.