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The Beaver Township handbook

Living in Beaver Township, IN: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Beaver Township is in ZIP code 47963. For an emergency, Franciscan Health Rensselaer is the closest ER, 18 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Beaver 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 Beaver Township.

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Beaver 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Morocco Water Department

Morocco Water Department supplies Beaver Township: about 67% of residents live in its service area. About 33% 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 1,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2000–Dec 2002, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. IN5256006.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Beaver Township

85% of 829 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NITCOFiber71%1,000/1,000
Vertical Horizon NetworksFixed wireless, Fiber64%100/25
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless21%25/3
Surf InternetFiber11%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless66%100/20
Midway NetFixed wireless59%80/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Beaver Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beaver Township.

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

Beaver Township kids go to
K–6Morocco Elementary SchoolNorth Newton School Corporation
7–12North Newton Jr-Sr High Schoolin Morocco

Beaver Township is in North Newton School Corporation.

C+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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Beaver Township is in ZIP code 47963

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Beaver TownshipZIP’s residents in Beaver Township
47963Morocco, IN100%79%

A few homes fall in 47922.

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 Beaver Township

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

Morocco Water Department (EPA ID IN5256006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Beaver 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 Beaver Township?

NITCO, Vertical Horizon Networks, AT&T, Surf Internet, T-Mobile, Midway Net (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Beaver Township?

47963. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Beaver Township in?

North Newton School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Beaver 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 Newton 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.