Benjamin and Maria (Ogden) Drake Farm · Photo: Karen High2 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oshtemo Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Mattawan water system, which supplies Oshtemo Township. Elections in Oshtemo Township are run by Oshtemo Township itself; register with the Oshtemo Township Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oshtemo 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 Oshtemo Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oshtemo Township. 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 Mattawan water system
The Mattawan water system supplies Oshtemo Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 2,550 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. MI0004177.
6 home internet providers serve Oshtemo Township
97% of 6,653 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 65% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 27% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 24% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oshtemo Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oshtemo Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Oshtemo Township (58%) is in Kalamazoo Public School District; parts are in Otsego Public Schools (24%) and Mattawan Consolidated School (18%).
C+School 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Oshtemo Township is in ZIP code 49009
ZIP codes where Oshtemo Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oshtemo Township | ZIP’s residents in Oshtemo Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49009 | Kalamazoo, MI | 100% | 50% |
A few homes fall in 49006. 49077 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Oshtemo Township
Who supplies Oshtemo Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mattawan water system (EPA ID MI0004177). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oshtemo Township?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oshtemo Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, Xfinity, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oshtemo Township?
49009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oshtemo Township in?
Kalamazoo Public School District. Parts of the city are in Otsego Public Schools and Mattawan Consolidated School.
How do I register to vote in Oshtemo 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 Oshtemo 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.