Living in Columbia Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Columbia Township comes from Oakland City 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 Columbia Township comes from Western Indiana Energy REMC, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Columbia 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 Columbia Township.
Power comes from Western Indiana Energy REMC
Western Indiana Energy REMC (Western Indiana Energy REMC), a cooperative utility, serves 70.3% of Columbia Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $181 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 Oakland City Water Department
Oakland City Water Department supplies Columbia Township: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 2,938 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 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. IN5226005.
7 home internet providers serve Columbia Township
94% of 1,601 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 79% | 70/3 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 78% | 1,000/50 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Columbia Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Columbia Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Columbia Township is in East Gibson School Corporation.
B+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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Columbia Township is in ZIP code 47660
ZIP codes where Columbia Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Columbia Township | ZIP’s residents in Columbia Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47660 | Oakland City, IN | 100% | 74% |
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 Columbia Township
Who supplies Columbia Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oakland City Water Department (EPA ID IN5226005). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Columbia Township?
Western Indiana Energy REMC (Western Indiana Energy REMC), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Columbia Township?
Watch Communications, Frontier, Sparklight, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Columbia Township?
47660. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Columbia Township in?
East Gibson School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Columbia 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 Gibson 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.