Stewart-Studebaker House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Bluffton, IN: what to set up and who to call
Bluffton runs its own electric utility, City of Bluffton; its homes paid 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Fiber reaches 97% of addresses in Bluffton.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bluffton, 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 Bluffton.
Power comes from City of Bluffton
City of Bluffton (City of Bluffton - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves 97.5% of Bluffton residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $87 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 Bluffton Utilities Water Dept
Bluffton Utilities Water Dept supplies almost all of Bluffton. It draws ground water and serves 10,298 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.4 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. IN5290001.
6 home internet providers serve Bluffton
100% of 4,359 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Craigville Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bluffton is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bluffton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue or Wed)Look up your day on blufftonindiana.net
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on blufftonindiana.net →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Flattened Cardboard
- Paper
- Metal Cans
- Plastic Bottles & Jugs
City Compost Site
Indiana State Road 124 East, across from Expert Transmission
From blufftonindiana.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024. 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 Bluffton (56%) is in Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District; parts are in Northern Wells Community Schools (44%).
A−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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bluffton is in ZIP code 46714
ZIP codes where Bluffton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bluffton | ZIP’s residents in Bluffton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46714 | Bluffton, 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 Bluffton
Who supplies Bluffton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bluffton Utilities Water Dept (EPA ID IN5290001). 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 4.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bluffton?
City of Bluffton (City of Bluffton - (IN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bluffton?
Mediacom Xtream, Craigville Telephone Company, AT&T, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bluffton?
46714. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bluffton in?
Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District. Parts of the city are in Northern Wells Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bluffton?
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 Wells 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: Bluffton’s own website (blufftonindiana.net), 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.