Living in Wise Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Wise Township are run by Wise Township itself; register with the Wise Township Clerk. Mclaren Central Michigan, 13.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wise Township, 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 Wise Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wise 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.
Which providers serve Wise Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Wise Township, 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 Wise Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wise Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wise Township (55%) is in Clare Public Schools; parts are in Coleman Community School District (38%) and Mount Pleasant City 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.
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.
Wise Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wise Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wise Township | ZIP’s residents in Wise Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48617 | Clare, MI | 65% | 10% |
| 48618 | Coleman, MI | 35% | 9% |
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 Wise Township
Who provides electricity in Wise Township?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Wise Township?
48617 (65%), 48618 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wise Township in?
Clare Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Coleman Community School District and Mount Pleasant City School District.
How do I register to vote in Wise 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 Wise 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.