Living in Pine River Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Pine River Township Clerk, which runs Pine River Township’s elections. Mymichigan Medical Center Alma, 2.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine River 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 River Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine River 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 City of Alma water system
The City of Alma water system supplies Pine River Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. City of St. Louis serves another 12%. About 72% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gratiot Area Water Authority as seller) and serves 9,182 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. MI0000140.
9 home internet providers serve Pine River Township
99% of 1,167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Winn Telephone Company | Fiber | 36% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 19% | 10/1 |
| ISP Managemen | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/400 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Granger picks up trash in Pine River Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pine River Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pinerivermi.gov →
From pinerivermi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-14T18:00:00-18000. 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 River Township (49%) is in Alma Public Schools; parts are in St. Louis Public Schools (47%) and Shepherd Public School District (4%).
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pine River Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pine River Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine River Township | ZIP’s residents in Pine River Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48801 | Alma, MI | 63% | 11% |
| 48880 | Saint Louis, MI | 36% | 8% |
| 48832 | Elwell, MI | 1% | 2% |
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 River Township
Who supplies Pine River Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alma water system (EPA ID MI0000140). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine River 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 River Township?
Point Broadband, Spectrum, Winn Telephone Company, Frontier, ISP Managemen, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine River Township?
48801 (63%), 48880 (36%), 48832 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine River Township in?
Alma Public Schools. Parts of the city are in St. Louis Public Schools and Shepherd Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Pine River 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 River 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 River Township’s own website (pinerivermi.gov), read Oct 21, 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.