Living in Three Lakes, MI: what to set up and who to call
Three Lakes has no town government of its own, so Baraga County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend N.I.C.E. Community Schools. The nearest emergency room is Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes.
Power comes from Upper Michigan Energy Resources
Upper Michigan Energy Resources (Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Three Lakes. 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.
Which providers serve Three Lakes
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Three Lakes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Three Lakes is in N.I.C.E. 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Three Lakes is unincorporated, so Baraga County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Three Lakes is in ZIP code 49861
ZIP codes where Three Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Three Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Three Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49861 | Michigamme, MI | 100% | 30% |
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 Three Lakes
Who provides electricity in Three Lakes?
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 Three Lakes?
49861. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Three Lakes in?
N.I.C.E. Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Three Lakes?
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 Spurr 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.