Navigation Structures at Pentwater Harbor · Photo: Cpmwjune · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pentwater Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Pentwater Township Clerk, which runs Pentwater Township’s elections. Children in Pentwater Township attend Pentwater Public School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pentwater 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 Pentwater Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pentwater 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 Pentwater
Pentwater supplies Pentwater Township: about 41% of residents live in its service area. About 59% 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 857 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. MI0005260.
5 home internet providers serve Pentwater Township
87% of 1,783 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 52% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pentwater Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pentwater Township, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cardboard
- #1 & #2 plastic
- Metal
- Glass
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pentwatertownshipmi.gov →
From pentwatertownshipmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated Revised April 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pentwater Township is in Pentwater Public School District.
ASchool 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.
Pentwater Township is in ZIP code 49449
ZIP codes where Pentwater Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pentwater Township | ZIP’s residents in Pentwater Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49449 | Pentwater, MI | 100% | 60% |
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 Pentwater Township
Who supplies Pentwater Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pentwater (EPA ID MI0005260). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pentwater 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 Pentwater Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pentwater Township?
49449. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pentwater Township in?
Pentwater Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Pentwater 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 Pentwater 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: Pentwater Township’s own website (pentwatertownshipmi.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.