Photo: The ed17 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Stambaugh Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). To register to vote, go to the Stambaugh Township Clerk: Stambaugh Township runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stambaugh 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 Stambaugh Township.
Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stambaugh Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.uppco.com · (800) 562-7680
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake water system
The Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake water system supplies Stambaugh Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 230 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 12.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. MI0002940.
Which providers serve Stambaugh Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Stambaugh 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 Stambaugh Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stambaugh Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stambaugh Township is in West Iron County Public Schools.
B+School 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.
Stambaugh Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stambaugh Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stambaugh Township | ZIP’s residents in Stambaugh Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49935 | Iron River, MI | 84% | 17% |
| 49927 | Gaastra, MI | 10% | 28% |
| 49920 | Crystal Falls, MI | 6% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 49967. 49964 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Stambaugh Township
Who supplies Stambaugh Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake water system (EPA ID MI0002940). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stambaugh Township?
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Stambaugh Township?
49935 (84%), 49927 (10%), 49920 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stambaugh Township in?
West Iron County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Stambaugh 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 Stambaugh 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.