Photo: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Auburn, IN: what to set up and who to call
Auburn runs its own electric utility, City of Auburn; its homes paid 7.5¢ per kWh in 2025. For emergencies, Auburn is closest to Parkview Dekalb Hospital, 1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Auburn, 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 Auburn.
Power comes from City of Auburn
City of Auburn (City of Auburn - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves 98.4% of Auburn residents. Its homes paid an average of 7.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $62 a month (its average across Indiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Auburn Water Department
Auburn Water Department supplies almost all of Auburn. It draws ground water and serves 12,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. IN5217001.
8 home internet providers serve Auburn
100% of 5,709 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Essential Services | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL | 5% | 10/1 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/50 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 82% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Auburn depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Auburn, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on ci.auburn.in.us
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on ci.auburn.in.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum/tin cans and foil (no food debris or aerosol cans)
- Glass, excluding light bulbs, mirrors, ceramics, and drinking glasses
- Newspapers
- Plastics, such as soda bottles, water jugs, and milk containers (no food debris)
Compost site
near CR 36A
From ci.auburn.in.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Auburn (86%) is in DeKalb County Central United School District; parts are in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools (14%).
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Auburn is in ZIP code 46706
ZIP codes where Auburn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Auburn | ZIP’s residents in Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46706 | Auburn, IN | 100% | 67% |
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 Auburn
Who supplies Auburn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Auburn Water Department (EPA ID IN5217001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Auburn?
City of Auburn (City of Auburn - (IN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 7.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Auburn?
Auburn Essential Services, Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, MetaLINK, Watch Communications, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Auburn?
46706. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Auburn in?
DeKalb County Central United School District. Parts of the city are in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Auburn?
In Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the DeKalb County Circuit Court Clerk. Check your registration at indianavoters.in.gov.
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: Auburn’s own website (ci.auburn.in.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.