Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainLiving in Columbus Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
For recycling, Columbus Township has Columbus/Bartholomew County Recycling Center at 720 S. Mapleton Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue–Sat 7:30 am–4:30 pm. Bartholomew County School Corporation runs the public schools in Columbus Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Columbus 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 Columbus Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Columbus Township. 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 Columbus Municipal Utility
Columbus Municipal Utility supplies Columbus Township: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 51,122 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.6 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. IN5203002.
5 home internet providers serve Columbus Township
99% of 17,846 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| GigabitNow | Fiber | 73% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Columbus/Bartholomew County Recycling Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Columbus Township, and where the rules are.
Columbus/Bartholomew County Recycling Center
720 S. Mapleton Street, Columbus, IN, 47201
- Tue7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–4:30 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated May 2021. They can change with the season, so check bcswmd.com before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Columbus Township is in Bartholomew County School Corporation.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Columbus Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Columbus Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Columbus Township | ZIP’s residents in Columbus Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47201 | Columbus, IN | 58% | 65% |
| 47203 | Columbus, IN | 42% | 80% |
47202 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Columbus Township
When is the Columbus/Bartholomew County Recycling Center open?
Tue–Sat 7:30 am–4:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check bcswmd.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Columbus Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Columbus Municipal Utility (EPA ID IN5203002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Columbus 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 Columbus Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, GigabitNow, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Columbus Township?
47201 (58%), 47203 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Columbus Township in?
Bartholomew County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Columbus 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 Bartholomew County 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.