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The Blue River Township handbook

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

Tap water in most of Blue River Township comes from Edinburgh Water Utility, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Xfinity and Sparklight wire most of Blue River Township, and 92% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Blue River 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 Blue River Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blue River Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 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 Edinburgh Water Utility

Edinburgh Water Utility supplies Blue River Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% 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 4,480 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. IN5241002.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Blue River Township

99% of 1,962 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber, Cable88%2,000/2,000
SparklightCable78%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless45%5,000/5,000
JcfiberFiber18%3,000/3,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless8%80/10
VerizonFixed wireless84%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Blue River Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blue River Township.

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

Blue River Township kids go to
PK–5East Side Elementary SchoolEdinburgh Community School Corporation
6–8Edinburgh Comm Middle SchoolEdinburgh Community School Corporation
9–12Edinburgh Community High SchoolEdinburgh Community School Corporation

Blue River Township is in Edinburgh Community School Corporation.

CSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Blue River Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Blue River TownshipZIP’s residents in Blue River Township
46124Edinburgh, IN83%51%
46131Franklin, IN17%2%

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 Blue River Township

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

Edinburgh Water Utility (EPA ID IN5241002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Blue River Township?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Blue River Township?

Xfinity, Sparklight, AT&T, Jcfiber, Brightspeed, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Blue River Township?

46124 (83%), 46131 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Blue River Township in?

Edinburgh Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Blue River 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 Johnson County Board of Voter Registration. 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.