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The Riley Township handbook

Living in Riley Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Riley Township Clerk, which runs Riley Township’s elections. Dewitt District Library, 5.7 miles away, is the closest library to Riley Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Riley Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Riley Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Riley 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.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Riley Township

91% of 858 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierFiber, DSL73%7,000/7,000
HomeWorks ConnectFiber28%1,000/1,000
Westphalia BroadbandFiber5%1,000/1,000
Westphalia Telephone CompanyFiber5%1,000/1,000
WOW!Cable3%1,200/50
VerizonFixed wireless64%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Riley Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riley Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Riley Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Riley Township kids go to
PK–5Riley Elementary SchoolSt. Johns Public Schools
6–8St Johns Middle Schoolin Saint Johns
9–12St Johns High Schoolin Saint Johns

Most of Riley Township (90%) is in St. Johns Public Schools; parts are in Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District (9%).

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Riley Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Riley Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Riley TownshipZIP’s residents in Riley Township
48820Dewitt, MI56%6%
48879Saint Johns, MI42%5%
48835Fowler, MI1%1%

A few homes fall in 48822.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Riley Township

Who provides electricity in Riley 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 Riley Township?

Frontier, HomeWorks Connect, Westphalia Broadband, Westphalia Telephone Company, WOW!, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Riley Township?

48820 (56%), 48879 (42%), 48835 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Riley Township in?

St. Johns Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Riley 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 Riley 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.

  • 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.