Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chester Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Chester Township goes to 46962 (96% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The closest ER is Parkview Wabash Hospital, 11.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chester 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 Chester Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chester 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 North Manchester Water Department
North Manchester Water Department supplies Chester Township: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% 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 6,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. IN5285009.
9 home internet providers serve Chester Township
89% of 2,871 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 71% | 1,000/50 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 70% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 62% | 7,000/7,000 |
| TWN Communications | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kosciusko Connect | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chester Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chester Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chester Township is in Manchester Community Schools.
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chester Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chester Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chester Township | ZIP’s residents in Chester Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46962 | North Manchester, IN | 96% | 78% |
| 46946 | Liberty Mills, IN | 2% | 100% |
| 46990 | Urbana, IN | 1% | 12% |
A few homes fall in 46980.
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 Chester Township
Who supplies Chester Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Manchester Water Department (EPA ID IN5285009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chester 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 Chester Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Metronet, Frontier, TWN Communications, Kosciusko Connect, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chester Township?
46962 (96%), 46946 (2%), 46990 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chester Township in?
Manchester Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Chester 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 Wabash 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.