Living in Presque Isle Harbor, MI: what to set up and who to call
Presque Isle Harbor has no town government of its own, so Presque Isle County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alpena Public Schools. For an emergency, Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena is the closest ER, 17.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Presque Isle Harbor, 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 Presque Isle Harbor.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Presque Isle Harbor. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Charter Township of Alpena water system
The Charter Township of Alpena water system supplies Presque Isle Harbor: about 13% of residents live in its service area. About 80% 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 City of Alpena as seller) and serves 5,839 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 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. MI0000170.
4 home internet providers serve Presque Isle Harbor
95% of 753 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Connect | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 29% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Presque Isle Harbor’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Presque Isle Harbor.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Presque Isle Harbor (98%) is in Alpena Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Presque Isle Harbor is unincorporated, so Presque Isle County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Presque Isle Harbor is in ZIP code 49777
ZIP codes where Presque Isle Harbor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Presque Isle Harbor | ZIP’s residents in Presque Isle Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49777 | Presque Isle, MI | 100% | 38% |
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 Presque Isle Harbor
Who supplies Presque Isle Harbor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Charter Township of Alpena water system (EPA ID MI0000170). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Presque Isle Harbor?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Presque Isle Harbor?
Presque Isle Connect, Frontier, Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Presque Isle Harbor?
49777. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Presque Isle Harbor in?
Alpena Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Presque Isle Harbor?
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 Presque Isle 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.