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The Butlerville handbook

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

Butlerville has no town government of its own, so Jennings County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jennings County Schools. The Muscatatuck Urban Training Center water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.1 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

Butlerville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Jennings County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Butlerville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Butlerville, 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 Butlerville.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Butlerville. 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 Muscatatuck Urban Training Center water system

The Muscatatuck Urban Training Center water system supplies Butlerville: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Jennings Water, Inc. as seller) and serves 40 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile11.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 11.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5240007.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Butlerville

100% of 138 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable96%1,200/35
Southeastern Indiana REMCFiber22%1,000/1,000
Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone CooperativeFiber17%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless86%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless62%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless45%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Butlerville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Butlerville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileButlerville has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Butlerville kids go to
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Jennings County Middle Schoolin North Vernon
9–12Jennings County High Schoolin North Vernon

Butlerville is in Jennings County Schools.

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

Butlerville is unincorporated, so Jennings County is the local government.

Local governmentJennings CountyButlerville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereJennings County Circuit Court ClerkElections here are run by Jennings County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check indianavoters.in.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Butlerville is in ZIP code 47223

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ButlervilleZIP’s residents in Butlerville
47223Butlerville, IN100%21%

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 Butlerville

Who supplies Butlerville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Muscatatuck Urban Training Center water system (EPA ID IN5240007). 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 11.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Butlerville?

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 Butlerville?

Xfinity, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Butlerville?

47223. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Butlerville in?

Jennings County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Butlerville?

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 Jennings 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.