Photo: Steve Shook · CC BY 2.0Living in Cedar Lake, IN: what to set up and who to call
Cedar Lake Water Works reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2025. Cedar Lake has its own library, Cedar Lake Branch, at 10010 West 133rd Avenue.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cedar Lake, 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 Cedar Lake.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cedar Lake. 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 Cedar Lake Water Works
Cedar Lake Water Works supplies Cedar Lake: about 74% of residents live in its service area. About 21% 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 4,600 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 14.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. IN5245047.
6 home internet providers serve Cedar Lake
100% of 6,303 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 52% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 4% | 8,000/8,000 |
| NITCO | Fixed wireless | 100% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cedar Lake depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cedar Lake, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cedarlakein.gov →
Cedar Lake Public Works Department (town dumpster and yard waste drop-off)
8550 Lake Shore Dr, Cedar Lake, IN 46303
- Mon7 am–3 pm, 9 am–1 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
- Sat9 am–1 pm
Cedar Lake Public Works Department
8550 Lake Shore Dr, Cedar Lake, IN 46303
From cedarlakein.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Cedar Lake (56%) is in Hanover Community School Corporation; parts are in Crown Point Community School Corporation (34%) and Tri-Creek School Corporation (10%).
ASchool 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cedar Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cedar Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cedar Lake | ZIP’s residents in Cedar Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46303 | Cedar Lake, IN | 98% | 81% |
| 46307 | Crown Point, IN | 2% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 46356.
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 Cedar Lake
Who supplies Cedar Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cedar Lake Water Works (EPA ID IN5245047). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 14.5 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cedar Lake?
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 Cedar Lake?
Xfinity, AT&T, Surf Internet, NITCO, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cedar Lake?
46303 (98%), 46307 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cedar Lake in?
Hanover Community School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Crown Point Community School Corporation and Tri-Creek School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Cedar Lake?
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 Lake 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.
- 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: Cedar Lake’s own website (cedarlakein.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.