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The Walton Township handbook

Living in Walton Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Walton Township Clerk, which runs Walton Township’s elections. Olivet Community Schools runs the public schools in Walton Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Walton Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Walton Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walton Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).

Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Olivet water system

The City of Olivet water system supplies Walton Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 1,758 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. MI0004990.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Walton Township

94% of 966 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
WOW!Cable52%1,200/50
Midwest Energy & CommunicationsFiber22%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless10%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless78%300/20
Mercury FiberFixed wireless75%150/20
T-MobileFixed wireless28%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Walton Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walton Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Walton Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Walton Township kids go to
PK–3Fern Persons Elementary SchoolOlivet Community Schools
4–8Olivet Middle Schoolin Olivet
9–12Olivet High Schoolin Olivet

Walton Township is in Olivet 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Walton Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Walton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Walton TownshipZIP’s residents in Walton Township
49076Olivet, MI82%42%
48813Charlotte, MI18%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Walton Township

Who supplies Walton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Olivet water system (EPA ID MI0004990). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Walton Township?

Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Walton Township?

WOW!, Midwest Energy & Communications, AT&T, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Walton Township?

49076 (82%), 48813 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Walton Township in?

Olivet Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Walton 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 Walton 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.