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The Clarksville handbook

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

Most mail in Clarksville goes to 47129 (86% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Clarksville has its own library, Clarksville Branch Library, at 1312 Eastern Boulevard.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clarksville, 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 Clarksville.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clarksville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Indiana American Water - S. Indiana

Indiana American Water - S. Indiana supplies almost all of Clarksville. It draws ground water and serves 104,445 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5210005.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Clarksville

97% of 7,818 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/1,000
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless88%5,000/5,000
lumosFiber16%5,000/5,000
BluegrassNetFixed wireless98%100/100
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless48%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Clarksville

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clarksville, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbtownofclarksville.com
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsThe Street Department will pick up appliances that are placed with other trash; call the Street Department at (812) 283-8233 for regulations on refrigerators and freon disposal

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofclarksville.com →

From townofclarksville.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clarksville kids go to
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Clarksville (48%) is in Greater Clark County Schools; parts are in Clarksville Community School Corporation (36%) and Silver Creek School Corporation (16%).

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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Clarksville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ClarksvilleZIP’s residents in Clarksville
47129Clarksville, IN86%97%
47172Sellersburg, IN14%16%

A few homes fall in 47130.

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 Clarksville

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

Indiana American Water - S. Indiana (EPA ID IN5210005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Clarksville?

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 Clarksville?

Spectrum, AT&T, lumos, BluegrassNet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Clarksville?

47129 (86%), 47172 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clarksville in?

Greater Clark County Schools. Parts of the city are in Clarksville Community School Corporation and Silver Creek School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Clarksville?

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 Clark 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: Clarksville’s own website (townofclarksville.com), 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.