Photo: Robert Franklin · CC BY 4.0Living in Niles Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Niles Township runs its own electric utility, City of Niles. Niles Township runs its own elections, so the Niles Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Niles 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 Niles Township.
Power comes from City of Niles
City of Niles (City of Niles - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Niles Township.
Start or move service: www.ci.niles.mi.us · (269) 683-4700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Niles water system
The Niles water system supplies Niles Township: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 46% 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 14,215 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MI0004740.
7 home internet providers serve Niles Township
98% of 6,089 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 57% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 10% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Niles Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Niles Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Niles Township (58%) is in Niles Community School District; parts are in Buchanan Community School District (21%) and Brandywine Community Schools (21%).
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.
Niles Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Niles Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Niles Township | ZIP’s residents in Niles Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49120 | Niles, MI | 94% | 37% |
| 49107 | Buchanan, MI | 5% | 8% |
A few homes fall in 49103.
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 Niles Township
Who supplies Niles Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Niles water system (EPA ID MI0004740). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Niles Township?
City of Niles (City of Niles - (MI)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Niles Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Midwest Energy & Communications, Surf Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Niles Township?
49120 (94%), 49107 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Niles Township in?
Niles Community School District. Parts of the city are in Buchanan Community School District and Brandywine Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Niles 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 Niles 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.