Living in Celestine, IN: what to set up and who to call
Patoka Lake Regional Water has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.6 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Almost every address in Celestine can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Celestine, 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 Celestine.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Celestine. 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 Patoka Lake Regional Water
Patoka Lake Regional Water supplies almost all of Celestine. It draws surface water and serves 13,503 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 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.7 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. IN5219012.
3 home internet providers serve Celestine
100% of 61 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County REMC | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Celestine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Celestine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Celestine is in Northeast Dubois County School Corporation.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Celestine is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Celestine is in ZIP code 47521
ZIP codes where Celestine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Celestine | ZIP’s residents in Celestine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47521 | Celestine, IN | 100% | 17% |
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 Celestine
Who supplies Celestine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Patoka Lake Regional Water (EPA ID IN5219012). 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 5.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Celestine?
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 Celestine?
Orange County REMC, Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Celestine?
47521. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Celestine in?
Northeast Dubois County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Celestine?
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 Dubois 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.