Mackinac Trail-Carp River Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in St. Ignace Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The St. Ignace water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2022. Power in St. Ignace Township comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Ignace 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 St. Ignace Township.
Power comes from Cloverland Electric Co-op
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of St. Ignace Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.cloverland.com · (906) 635-6800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from St. Ignace water system
The St. Ignace water system supplies St. Ignace Township: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 79% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,987 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. MI0006290.
Which providers serve St. Ignace Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in St. Ignace 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 St. Ignace Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Ignace Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of St. Ignace Township (89%) is in St. Ignace Area Schools; parts are in Rudyard Area Schools (11%).
BSchool 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.
St. Ignace Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. Ignace Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Ignace Township | ZIP’s residents in St. Ignace Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49781 | Saint Ignace, MI | 77% | 19% |
| 49745 | Hessel, MI | 15% | 14% |
| 49780 | Rudyard, MI | 8% | 4% |
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 St. Ignace Township
Who supplies St. Ignace Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The St. Ignace water system (EPA ID MI0006290). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Ignace Township?
Cloverland Electric Co-op (Cloverland Electric Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in St. Ignace Township?
49781 (77%), 49745 (15%), 49780 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Ignace Township in?
St. Ignace Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Rudyard Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in St. Ignace 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 St Ignace 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): pending.