Fountain Park Chautauqua · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Carpenter Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Remington Water Works reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size reported none. For an emergency, Franciscan Health Rensselaer is the closest ER, 15.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carpenter 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 Carpenter Township.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carpenter Township. 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.
Water comes from Remington Water Works
Remington Water Works supplies Carpenter Township: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 29% 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 1,182 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Mar 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 24.0 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. IN5237004.
10 home internet providers serve Carpenter Township
94% of 979 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 72% | 2,000/250 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 68% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 61% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Connect-Internet by Jasper County REMC | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 17% | 1,000/1,000 |
| On-Ramp Indiana | Fixed wireless | 87% | 200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carpenter Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carpenter Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carpenter Township is in Tri-County School Corporation.
B+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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carpenter Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Carpenter Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carpenter Township | ZIP’s residents in Carpenter Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47977 | Remington, IN | 95% | 82% |
| 47948 | Goodland, IN | 5% | 8% |
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 Carpenter Township
Who supplies Carpenter Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Remington Water Works (EPA ID IN5237004). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carpenter Township?
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carpenter Township?
Xfinity, Surf Internet, Brightspeed, Connect-Internet by Jasper County REMC, On-Ramp Indiana, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carpenter Township?
47977 (95%), 47948 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carpenter Township in?
Tri-County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Carpenter 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 Jasper 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.