King-Dennis Farm · Photo: Recline · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Center Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Center Township is Recycling Center Inc, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The closest ER is Reid Health, 6.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Center 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 Center Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Center 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 Indiana American Water - Richmond
Indiana American Water - Richmond supplies Center Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Centerville Water Works serves another 36%. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 41,485 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–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. IN5289012.
9 home internet providers serve Center Township
97% of 3,249 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 1,200/35 |
| NLBC | Fiber | 32% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Center Township.
Recycling Center Inc
630 South M Street, Richmond, IN, 47374
This isn’t Center Township’s own facility. Whether Center Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Center Township is in Centerville-Abington Community Schools.
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Center Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Center Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Center Township | ZIP’s residents in Center Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47330 | Centerville, IN | 64% | 84% |
| 47374 | Richmond, IN | 35% | 6% |
| 47345 | Greens Fork, IN | 1% | 6% |
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 Center Township
Who supplies Center Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Indiana American Water - Richmond (EPA ID IN5289012). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Center 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 Center Township?
Frontier, Xfinity, NLBC, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Center Township?
47330 (64%), 47374 (35%), 47345 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Center Township in?
Centerville-Abington Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Center 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 Wayne 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.