Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bainbridge Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bainbridge Township comes from Dubois Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools runs the public schools in Bainbridge Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bainbridge 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 Bainbridge Township.
Power comes from Dubois Rural Electric Coop
Dubois Rural Electric Coop (Dubois Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bainbridge Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 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 Jasper Municipal Water Utility
Jasper Municipal Water Utility supplies Bainbridge Township: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 17,440 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 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. IN5219009.
8 home internet providers serve Bainbridge Township
98% of 6,648 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/35 |
| Smithville Telecom | Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 43% | 10/1 |
| Orange County REMC | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 34% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bainbridge Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bainbridge Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bainbridge Township is in Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools.
ASchool 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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bainbridge Township is in ZIP code 47546
ZIP codes where Bainbridge Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bainbridge Township | ZIP’s residents in Bainbridge Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47546 | Jasper, IN | 100% | 76% |
A few homes fall in 47542.
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 Bainbridge Township
Who supplies Bainbridge Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jasper Municipal Water Utility (EPA ID IN5219009). 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 2.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bainbridge Township?
Dubois Rural Electric Coop (Dubois Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bainbridge Township?
Spectrum, Smithville Telecom, Frontier, Orange County REMC, Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bainbridge Township?
47546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bainbridge Township in?
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bainbridge Township?
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 Dubois 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: 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 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.