Photo: Tom Britt · CC BY 2.0Living in Clay Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Carmel Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jan 2024. For recycling, Clay Township has Household Hazardous Waste; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue–Fri 8 am–5 pm, Sat 8 am–12 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clay 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 Clay Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.1% of Clay Township residents. 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 Carmel Water Department
Carmel Water Department supplies Clay Township: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 99,927 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jan 2024. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. IN5229004.
7 home internet providers serve Clay Township
100% of 33,073 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 74% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 6% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Household Hazardous Waste is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Clay Township, and where the rules are.
Household Hazardous Waste
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2023. They can change with the season, so check carmel.in.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clay Township is in Carmel Clay 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.
Clay Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clay Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clay Township | ZIP’s residents in Clay Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46032 | Carmel, IN | 47% | 92% |
| 46033 | Carmel, IN | 34% | 87% |
| 46074 | Westfield, IN | 9% | 20% |
| 46280 | Indianapolis, IN | 8% | 100% |
| 46077 | Zionsville, IN | 2% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 46290, 46260, 46240.
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 Clay Township
When is the Household Hazardous Waste open?
Tue–Fri 8 am–5 pm; Sat 8 am–12 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check carmel.in.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Clay Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Carmel Water Department (EPA ID IN5229004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clay 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 Clay Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, Metronet, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clay Township?
46032 (47%), 46033 (34%), 46074 (9%), 46280 (8%), 46077 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clay Township in?
Carmel Clay Schools.
How do I register to vote in Clay 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 Hamilton County Election Office. 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.