Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Living in Newberry, MI: what to set up and who to call
Newberry runs its own electric utility, Newberry Water & Light Board. Newberry has its own library, Tahquamenon Area Public Library, at 700 Newberry Avenue.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newberry, 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 Newberry.
Power comes from Newberry Water & Light Board
Newberry Water & Light Board (Newberry Water & Light Board), a municipal utility, serves 99.0% of Newberry residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Newberry Water & Light
Newberry Water & Light supplies almost all of Newberry. It draws ground water and serves 2,000 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.
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. MI0004720.
6 home internet providers serve Newberry
100% of 769 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamadots Internet | Fiber | 99% | 500/50 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 84% | 10/1 |
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newberry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newberry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newberry is in Tahquamenon Area Schools.
CSchool 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.
Newberry is in ZIP code 49868
ZIP codes where Newberry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newberry | ZIP’s residents in Newberry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49868 | Newberry, MI | 100% | 35% |
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 Newberry
Who supplies Newberry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Newberry Water & Light (EPA ID MI0004720). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Newberry?
Newberry Water & Light Board (Newberry Water & Light Board), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Newberry?
Jamadots Internet, Spectrum, AT&T, Highline Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newberry?
49868. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newberry in?
Tahquamenon Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Newberry?
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 McMillan 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.