Photo: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domainLiving in Pine Grove Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Pine Grove Township runs its own elections, so the Pine Grove Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. For a library card, the closest branch is Otsego District Public Library, 8.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine Grove 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 Gobles water system
The Gobles water system supplies Pine Grove Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 800 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0002680.
8 home internet providers serve Pine Grove Township
95% of 1,419 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomingdale Communications | Fiber | 49% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 21% | 45/3 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 7% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pine Grove Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pine Grove Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pinegrovetownshipmi.gov →
From pinegrovetownshipmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2022. 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.
Most of Pine Grove Township (85%) is in Gobles Public School District; parts are in Otsego Public Schools (15%).
B−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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pine Grove Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pine Grove Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine Grove Township | ZIP’s residents in Pine Grove Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49055 | Gobles, MI | 94% | 45% |
| 49078 | Otsego, MI | 4% | 1% |
| 49010 | Allegan, MI | 2% | 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 Pine Grove Township
Who supplies Pine Grove Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gobles water system (EPA ID MI0002680). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove Township?
Bloomingdale Communications, Spectrum, Frontier, Midwest Energy & Communications, Mercury Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine Grove Township?
49055 (94%), 49078 (4%), 49010 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine Grove Township in?
Gobles Public School District. Parts of the city are in Otsego Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove 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: Pine Grove Township’s own website (pinegrovetownshipmi.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.