Living in Napoleon Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Willows on Twin Ponds water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Napoleon Township runs its own elections, so the Napoleon Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Napoleon 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 Napoleon Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Napoleon 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 Willows on Twin Ponds water system
The Willows on Twin Ponds water system supplies Napoleon Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 89% 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 147 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. MI0001658.
8 home internet providers serve Napoleon Township
95% of 3,091 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 13% | 25/3 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 3% | 10/1 |
| WOW! | Cable | 3% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Napoleon Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Napoleon Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Napoleon Township (95%) is in Napoleon Community Schools; parts are in Jackson Public Schools (4%).
BSchool 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.
Napoleon Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Napoleon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Napoleon Township | ZIP’s residents in Napoleon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49201 | Jackson, MI | 85% | 12% |
| 49261 | Napoleon, MI | 5% | 100% |
| 49240 | Grass Lake, MI | 5% | 3% |
| 49234 | Clarklake, MI | 2% | 6% |
| 49203 | Jackson, MI | 2% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 49230.
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 Napoleon Township
Who supplies Napoleon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Willows on Twin Ponds water system (EPA ID MI0001658). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Napoleon 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 Napoleon Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Midwest Energy & Communications, Frontier, WOW!, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Napoleon Township?
49201 (85%), 49261 (5%), 49240 (5%), 49234 (2%), 49203 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Napoleon Township in?
Napoleon Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Jackson Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Napoleon 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 Napoleon 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.