Living in Roscommon Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
In Roscommon Township, trash day is Monday (Republic Services collects). Elections in Roscommon Township are run by Roscommon Township itself; register with the Roscommon Township Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Roscommon 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 Roscommon Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Roscommon 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 King Nursing & Rehabilitation Community water system
The King Nursing & Rehabilitation Community water system supplies Roscommon Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Houghton Heights Manor serves another 9%. About 79% 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 61 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. MI0063635.
6 home internet providers serve Roscommon Township
94% of 3,070 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 24% | 10/1 |
| Cherry Capital Connection | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Roscommon Township is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Roscommon Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Compost/Recycle Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: No charge for small stickers for residents paying the solid waste special assessment (permanent stickers); non-residents or non-assessed $90 per sticker; large green lawn care sticker $150
Compost/Recycle Center
2807 Towerhill Road, Houghton Lake
From roscommontownshipmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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.
Roscommon Township is in Houghton Lake Community School District.
CSchool 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.
Roscommon Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Roscommon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Roscommon Township | ZIP’s residents in Roscommon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48629 | Houghton Lake, MI | 94% | 56% |
| 48630 | Houghton Lake Heights, MI | 5% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48651.
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 Roscommon Township
Who supplies Roscommon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The King Nursing & Rehabilitation Community water system (EPA ID MI0063635). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Roscommon 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 Roscommon Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Cherry Capital Connection, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Roscommon Township?
48629 (94%), 48630 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Roscommon Township in?
Houghton Lake Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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: Roscommon Township’s own website (roscommontownshipmi.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.