Photo: Lawrence G. Miller (Lawrence G. Miller on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Paw Paw, MI: what to set up and who to call
Paw Paw runs its own electric utility, Village of Paw Paw. Bronson Lakeview Hospital, 0.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paw Paw, 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 Paw Paw.
Power comes from Village of Paw Paw
Village of Paw Paw (Village of Paw Paw - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Paw Paw.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paw Paw water system
The Paw Paw water system supplies almost all of Paw Paw. It draws ground water and serves 3,362 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. MI0005210.
8 home internet providers serve Paw Paw
100% of 1,265 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Bloomingdale Communications | Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 70% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 4% | 5,120/5,120 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Paw Paw’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paw Paw.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Paw Paw is in Paw Paw Public School District.
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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Paw Paw is in ZIP code 49079
ZIP codes where Paw Paw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paw Paw | ZIP’s residents in Paw Paw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49079 | Paw Paw, MI | 100% | 24% |
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 Paw Paw
Who supplies Paw Paw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paw Paw water system (EPA ID MI0005210). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paw Paw?
Village of Paw Paw (Village of Paw Paw - (MI)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Paw Paw?
Xfinity, Bloomingdale Communications, Frontier, Midwest Energy & Communications, Metronet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paw Paw?
49079. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paw Paw in?
Paw Paw Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Paw Paw?
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 Paw Paw 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.