Photo: Aaron Smith · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Three Rivers, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Three Rivers City Clerk: Three Rivers runs its own elections. The nearest emergency room is Sturgis Hospital, 15.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Three Rivers, 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 Rivers.
Water comes from Three Rivers water system
The Three Rivers water system supplies almost all of Three Rivers. It draws ground water and serves 7,905 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 28.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. MI0006610.
7 home internet providers serve Three Rivers
99% of 2,803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 79% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 80% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Three Rivers’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Three Rivers.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Three Rivers is in Three Rivers Community 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.
Three Rivers is in ZIP code 49093
ZIP codes where Three Rivers residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Three Rivers | ZIP’s residents in Three Rivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49093 | Three Rivers, MI | 100% | 44% |
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 Rivers
Who supplies Three Rivers’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Three Rivers water system (EPA ID MI0006610). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Three Rivers?
Xfinity, Frontier, Surf Internet, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Three Rivers?
49093. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Three Rivers in?
Three Rivers Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Three Rivers?
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 Three Rivers 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.
- 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.