Living in Nunica, MI: what to set up and who to call
Nunica has no town government of its own, so Ottawa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Spring Lake Public Schools. Fruitport District Library, 4.9 miles away, is the closest library to Nunica.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nunica, 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 Nunica.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Nunica. 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 Crockery Township water system
The Crockery Township water system supplies Nunica: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Northwest Ottawa Co Water Syst as seller) and serves 1,847 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. MI0001664.
6 home internet providers serve Nunica
96% of 177 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 81% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 76% | 45/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 76% | 150/20 |
| Michwave Technologies | Fixed wireless | 58% | 50/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Nunica’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nunica.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Nunica (95%) is in Spring Lake Public Schools; parts are in Fruitport Community Schools (5%).
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Nunica is unincorporated, so Ottawa County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Nunica is in ZIP code 49448
ZIP codes where Nunica residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nunica | ZIP’s residents in Nunica |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49448 | Nunica, MI | 100% | 9% |
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 Nunica
Who supplies Nunica’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Crockery Township water system (EPA ID MI0001664). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nunica?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Nunica?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, Michwave Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nunica?
49448. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nunica in?
Spring Lake Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Fruitport Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Nunica?
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 Crockery 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.