Living in Brown Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Brown Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 46186 holds the most residents (58%). Almost every address in Brown Township can get fiber (96%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brown Township, 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 Brown Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brown 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.
Water comes from Shirley Municipal Water
Shirley Municipal Water supplies Brown Township: about 24% of residents live in its service area. About 76% 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 960 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. IN5233013.
10 home internet providers serve Brown Township
97% of 1,228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiana Communications | Fiber | 84% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 62% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 28% | 90/5 |
| NineStar Connect | Fiber | 11% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 6% | 40/3 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brown Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brown Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Brown Township is in Eastern Hancock County 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.
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.
Brown Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brown Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brown Township | ZIP’s residents in Brown Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46186 | Wilkinson, IN | 58% | 85% |
| 47384 | Shirley, IN | 34% | 44% |
| 46056 | Markleville, IN | 6% | 6% |
| 46064 | Pendleton, IN | 2% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 46140.
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 Brown Township
Who supplies Brown Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shirley Municipal Water (EPA ID IN5233013). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brown 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 Brown Township?
Central Indiana Communications, Xfinity, Frontier, NineStar Connect, Brightspeed, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brown Township?
46186 (58%), 47384 (34%), 46056 (6%), 46064 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brown Township in?
Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Brown 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 Hancock 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.