Living in Bright, IN: what to set up and who to call
Bright has no town government of its own, so Dearborn County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation. Almost every address in Bright can get fiber (97%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bright, 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 Bright.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bright. 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.
Water comes from Tri-Township Water Corporation
Tri-Township Water Corporation supplies Bright: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 10,435 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. IN5215009.
6 home internet providers serve Bright
100% of 2,115 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 91% | 1,200/35 |
| altafiber | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Southeastern Indiana REMC | Fiber | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bright’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bright.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bright is in Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation.
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bright is unincorporated, so Dearborn County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bright spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bright residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bright | ZIP’s residents in Bright |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47025 | Lawrenceburg, IN | 69% | 17% |
| 47060 | West Harrison, IN | 31% | 25% |
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 Bright
Who supplies Bright’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tri-Township Water Corporation (EPA ID IN5215009). 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 3.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bright?
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 Bright?
Xfinity, altafiber, Southeastern Indiana REMC, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bright?
47025 (69%), 47060 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bright in?
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Bright?
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 Dearborn 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.