Living in Newark Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Newark Township Clerk: Newark Township runs its own elections. Only 29% of addresses in Newark Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newark 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 Newark Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newark 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 Mapleview Nursing Home water system
The Mapleview Nursing Home water system supplies Newark Township: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 45 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 Jul–Dec 2022, 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. MI0064070.
8 home internet providers serve Newark Township
95% of 480 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 87% | 100/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 5% | 10/1 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ISP Managemen | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newark Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newark Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Newark Township (77%) is in Ithaca Public Schools; parts are in Fulton Schools (23%).
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.
Newark Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Newark Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newark Township | ZIP’s residents in Newark Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48847 | Ithaca, MI | 94% | 18% |
| 48856 | Middleton, MI | 4% | 6% |
| 48871 | Perrinton, MI | 2% | 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 Newark Township
Who supplies Newark Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mapleview Nursing Home water system (EPA ID MI0064070). 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 (Jul–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newark 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 Newark Township?
CMS Internet, Point Broadband, Frontier, Spectrum, ISP Managemen, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newark Township?
48847 (94%), 48856 (4%), 48871 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newark Township in?
Ithaca Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Fulton Schools.
How do I register to vote in Newark 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 Newark 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.