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The Newaygo handbook

Living in Newaygo, MI: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Newaygo are run by Newaygo itself; register with the Newaygo City Clerk. The closest ER is Corewell Health Gerber Hospital, 8.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newaygo, 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 Newaygo.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newaygo. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.

Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Newaygo water system

The Newaygo water system supplies Newaygo: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% 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 2,571 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. MI0004710.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Newaygo

94% of 833 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber91%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL57%25/3
NCATSFixed wireless, Fiber29%100/20
TruestreamFiber3%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless62%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless29%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Newaygo

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Newaygo, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerAmerican Classic picks up at the curb for every homenewaygo.gov

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check newaygo.gov →

From newaygo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Newaygo kids go to
PK–4Newaygo Elementary SchoolNewaygo Public School District
5–8Newaygo Middle SchoolNewaygo Public School District
9–12Newaygo High SchoolNewaygo Public School District

Newaygo is in Newaygo Public School District.

B−School 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

Newaygo is in ZIP code 49337

ZIP codes where Newaygo residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of NewaygoZIP’s residents in Newaygo
49337Newaygo, MI100%19%
Area code231Wikidata

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 Newaygo

Who supplies Newaygo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Newaygo water system (EPA ID MI0004710). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Newaygo?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Newaygo?

Spectrum, AT&T, NCATS, Truestream, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Newaygo?

49337. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newaygo in?

Newaygo Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Newaygo?

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 Newaygo City 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: Newaygo’s own website (newaygo.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.