Living in Barkley Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
The Lakeside Management water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Wired internet is thin in Barkley Township: the FCC’s map has 52% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barkley 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 Barkley Township.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barkley Township. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Lakeside Management water system
The Lakeside Management water system supplies Barkley Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 63 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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. IN5237016.
10 home internet providers serve Barkley Township
57% of 504 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect-Internet by Jasper County REMC | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fiber | 26% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 5% | 40/3 |
| Midway Net | Fixed wireless | 80% | 80/10 |
| NITCO | Fixed wireless | 72% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barkley Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barkley Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barkley Township is in Rensselaer Central School Corporation.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barkley Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barkley Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barkley Township | ZIP’s residents in Barkley Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47978 | Rensselaer, IN | 98% | 8% |
| 47946 | Francesville, IN | 2% | 1% |
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 Barkley Township
Who supplies Barkley Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lakeside Management water system (EPA ID IN5237016). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barkley Township?
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barkley Township?
Connect-Internet by Jasper County REMC, Mercury Fiber, Brightspeed, Midway Net, NITCO, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barkley Township?
47978 (98%), 47946 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barkley Township in?
Rensselaer Central School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Barkley 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 Jasper 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.