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The Chesterfield handbook

Living in Chesterfield, IN: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in Chesterfield comes from Chesterfield Water Department, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Chesterfield comes from City of Anderson, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chesterfield, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Chesterfield.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Anderson

City of Anderson (City of Anderson - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Chesterfield. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $108 a month (its average across Indiana).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Chesterfield Water Department

Chesterfield Water Department supplies almost all of Chesterfield. It draws ground water and serves 2,800 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IN5248004.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Chesterfield

100% of 1,281 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
AT&TFiber, DSL77%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless19%300/20
BridgeMAXX Suncoast BroadbandFixed wireless11%10/1
Mercury FiberFixed wireless3%150/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Chesterfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chesterfield.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chesterfield kids go to
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Highland Middle Schoolin Anderson
9–12Anderson High Schoolin Anderson

Most of Chesterfield (95%) is in Anderson Community School Corporation; parts are in Daleville Community Schools (5%).

C−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Chesterfield is in ZIP code 46017

ZIP codes where Chesterfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChesterfieldZIP’s residents in Chesterfield
46017Anderson, IN100%42%

A few homes fall in 47334.

Area code765Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Chesterfield

Who supplies Chesterfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Chesterfield Water Department (EPA ID IN5248004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Chesterfield?

City of Anderson (City of Anderson - (IN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Chesterfield?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chesterfield?

46017. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chesterfield in?

Anderson Community School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Daleville Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Chesterfield?

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 Madison County Elections. 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.