M-28-Sand River Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Onota Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Onota Township are run by Onota Township itself; register with the Onota Township Clerk. The nearest emergency room is Munising Memorial Hospital, 15.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Onota 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 Onota Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Onota Township. 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.
Which providers serve Onota Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Onota Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Onota Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Onota Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Onota Township is in Autrain-Onota Public Schools.
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.
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.
Onota Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Onota Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Onota Township | ZIP’s residents in Onota Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49822 | Deerton, MI | 57% | 93% |
| 49806 | Au Train, MI | 41% | 32% |
| 49825 | Eben Junction, MI | 1% | 1% |
| 49885 | Skandia, MI | 1% | 0% |
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 Onota Township
Who provides electricity in Onota Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Onota Township?
49822 (57%), 49806 (41%), 49825 (1%), 49885 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Onota Township in?
Autrain-Onota Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Onota 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 Onota 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.
- 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): pending.