Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Stephenson, MI: what to set up and who to call
Stephenson runs its own electric utility, City of Stephenson. Tap water in Stephenson comes from the Stephenson water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stephenson, 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 Stephenson.
Power comes from City of Stephenson
City of Stephenson (City of Stephenson - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Stephenson.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stephenson water system
The Stephenson water system supplies Stephenson: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 862 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0006380.
5 home internet providers serve Stephenson
99% of 428 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Highline Internet | Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 26% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stephenson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stephenson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stephenson is in Stephenson Area Public 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Stephenson is in ZIP code 49887
ZIP codes where Stephenson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stephenson | ZIP’s residents in Stephenson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49887 | Stephenson, MI | 100% | 35% |
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 Stephenson
Who supplies Stephenson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Stephenson water system (EPA ID MI0006380). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stephenson?
City of Stephenson (City of Stephenson - (MI)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Stephenson?
Spectrum, Highline Internet, AT&T, T-Mobile, Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stephenson?
49887. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stephenson in?
Stephenson Area Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Stephenson?
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 Stephenson City 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.