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Van Buren County Michigan 1906 Waverly TownshipPhoto: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domain
The Waverly Township handbook

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

Power in Waverly Township comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. To register to vote, go to the Waverly Township Clerk: Waverly Township runs its own elections.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Waverly 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 Waverly Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative

Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Waverly Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $189 a month (its average across Michigan).

Start or move service: www.teammidwest.com · (800) 492-5989

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 Country Holiday Estates water system

The Country Holiday Estates water system supplies Waverly Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 89% 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 148 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MI0040488.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Waverly Township

99% of 1,161 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Midwest Energy & CommunicationsFiber67%1,000/1,000
Bloomingdale CommunicationsFiber62%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL, Fiber36%7,000/7,000
XfinityCable23%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless49%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless38%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 Waverly Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waverly Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Waverly 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.

Waverly Township kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Waverly Township (54%) is in Paw Paw Public School District; parts are in Bloomingdale Public School District (21%) and Gobles Public School District (9%) and Bangor Public Schools (9%) and Lawrence Public School District (7%).

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

Waverly Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Waverly TownshipZIP’s residents in Waverly Township
49079Paw Paw, MI81%15%
49055Gobles, MI10%4%
49013Bangor, MI4%2%
49026Bloomingdale, MI4%5%

A few homes fall in 49064.

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 Waverly Township

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

The Country Holiday Estates water system (EPA ID MI0040488). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Waverly Township?

Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Waverly Township?

Midwest Energy & Communications, Bloomingdale Communications, Frontier, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Waverly Township?

49079 (81%), 49055 (10%), 49013 (4%), 49026 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Waverly Township in?

Paw Paw Public School District. Parts of the city are in Bloomingdale Public School District and Gobles Public School District and Bangor Public Schools and Lawrence Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Waverly 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 Waverly 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.