Living in Pipestone Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pipestone Township comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Pipestone Township runs its own elections, so the Pipestone Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pipestone 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 Pipestone Township.
Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pipestone Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $189 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.teammidwest.com · (800) 492-5989
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Eau Claire water system
The Eau Claire water system supplies Pipestone Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 610 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 2017–Dec 2019, was 71.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. MI0002030.
6 home internet providers serve Pipestone Township
100% of 1,034 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 22% | 25/3 |
| Supernet | Cable | 14% | 100/25 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 57% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pipestone Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pipestone Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pipestone Township (99%) is in Eau Claire Public Schools.
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pipestone Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pipestone Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pipestone Township | ZIP’s residents in Pipestone Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49111 | Eau Claire, MI | 97% | 60% |
| 49047 | Dowagiac, MI | 3% | 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 Pipestone Township
Who supplies Pipestone Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Eau Claire water system (EPA ID MI0002030). 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 71.0 ppb (Jan 2017–Dec 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pipestone Township?
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pipestone Township?
Midwest Energy & Communications, AT&T, Supernet, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pipestone Township?
49111 (97%), 49047 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pipestone Township in?
Eau Claire Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Pipestone 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 Pipestone 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.