Living in Cleveland Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Cleveland Township comes from Northeastern Rural E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. South Whitley Community Public Library, at 201 East Front Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township.
Power comes from Northeastern Rural E M C
Northeastern Rural E M C (Northeastern Rural E M C), a cooperative utility, serves 99.0% of Cleveland Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 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 South Whitley Municipal Water
South Whitley Municipal Water supplies Cleveland Township: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 45% 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 1,818 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. IN5292007.
9 home internet providers serve Cleveland Township
93% of 1,559 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 57% | 1,000/50 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 53% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 48% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 87% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cleveland Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cleveland Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cleveland Township is in Whitko Community School Corporation.
C+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.
Cleveland Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cleveland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cleveland Township | ZIP’s residents in Cleveland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46787 | South Whitley, IN | 99% | 84% |
| 46962 | North Manchester, IN | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 46750.
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 Cleveland Township
Who supplies Cleveland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Whitley Municipal Water (EPA ID IN5292007). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cleveland Township?
Northeastern Rural E M C (Northeastern Rural E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cleveland Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Surf Internet, Brightspeed, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cleveland Township?
46787 (99%), 46962 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cleveland Township in?
Whitko Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Cleveland 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 Whitley 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.