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The Cleveland Township handbook

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

Cleveland Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 46514 holds the most residents (69%). Elkhart Community Schools runs the public schools in Cleveland Township.

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.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Cleveland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cleveland Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Elkhart Public Works and Utilities

Elkhart Public Works and Utilities supplies Cleveland Township: about 39% of residents live in its service area. Cobus Green Mobile Home Park serves another 9%. About 53% 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 46,455 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.5 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5220008.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Cleveland Township

99% of 4,951 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%2,000/250
FrontierFiber, DSL52%7,000/7,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL42%25/3
Surf InternetFiber24%1,000/1,000
MetronetFiber4%5,120/5,120
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cleveland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cleveland Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Cleveland Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cleveland Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8West Side Middle SchoolElkhart Community Schools
9–12Elkhart High SchoolElkhart Community Schools

Cleveland Township is in Elkhart Community Schools.

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

Cleveland Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cleveland TownshipZIP’s residents in Cleveland Township
46514Elkhart, IN69%21%
46530Granger, IN17%7%
46561Osceola, IN14%12%

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 Cleveland Township

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

Elkhart Public Works and Utilities (EPA ID IN5220008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cleveland Township?

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Cleveland Township?

Xfinity, Frontier, AT&T, Surf Internet, Metronet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cleveland Township?

46514 (69%), 46530 (17%), 46561 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cleveland Township in?

Elkhart Community Schools.

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 Elkhart 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.