Living in Rust Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Rust Township comes from Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. To register to vote, go to the Rust Township Clerk: Rust Township runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rust 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 Rust Township.
Power comes from Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop
Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop (Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rust Township. Its homes paid an average of 23.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: pieg.com · (800) 423-6634
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Rust Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Rust Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Rust Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rust Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rust Township is in Hillman Community 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.
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.
Rust Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rust Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rust Township | ZIP’s residents in Rust Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49746 | Hillman, MI | 98% | 15% |
| 48619 | Comins, MI | 2% | 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 Rust Township
Who provides electricity in Rust Township?
Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop (Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 23.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Rust Township?
49746 (98%), 48619 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rust Township in?
Hillman Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Rust 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 Rust 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): pending.