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The Boone Grove handbook

Living in Boone Grove, IN: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Boone Grove is Boone Grove Compost Site, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Boone Grove is closest to Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana, 10.6 miles away.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Boone Grove, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNIPSCOinvestor-owned utility · 22.1¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Boone GroveData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offBoone Grove Compost Site, 1 miMore →SchoolPorter Township School CorporationWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code46302Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Boone Grove.

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

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

Internet

Which providers serve Boone Grove

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Boone Grove, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Boone Grove.

Nearest public drop-off · 0.7 mi from the center of Boone Grove

Boone Grove Compost Site

546 South 400 West, Valparaiso, IN, 46385 · run by Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction District

HoursMon–Sat 9 am–4 pm

This isn’t Boone Grove’s own facility. Whether Boone Grove residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Boone Grove kids go to
PK–3Porter Lakes Elementary Schoolin Hebron
6–8Boone Grove Middle SchoolPorter Township School Corporation
9–12Boone Grove High Schoolin Valparaiso

Boone Grove is in Porter Township 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Boone Grove is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyBoone Grove is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePorter County Board of Elections & RegistrationElections here are run by Porter County (county election office). 155 Franklin St, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 465-3485 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeindianavoters.in.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Boone Grove is in ZIP code 46302

ZIP codes where Boone Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Boone GroveZIP’s residents in Boone Grove
46302Boone Grove, IN100%30%

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.

Nearest emergency roomUchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana10.6 miles awayGet a library cardPorter County Public Library System103 Jefferson Street · (219) 462-0524

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Boone Grove

Who provides electricity in Boone Grove?

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Boone Grove?

46302. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Boone Grove in?

Porter Township School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Boone Grove?

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 Porter County Board of Elections & Registration. Check your registration at indianavoters.in.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.