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The Coolspring Township handbook

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

Most mail in Coolspring Township goes to 46360 (87% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Public schools here are run by Michigan City Area Schools.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Coolspring 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 Coolspring Township.

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coolspring Township. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Michigan City Department of Water Works

Michigan City Department of Water Works supplies Coolspring Township: about 59% of residents live in its service area. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 33,996 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 percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. IN5246020.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Coolspring Township

96% of 5,659 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable94%2,000/250
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber, DSL60%5,000/5,000
AcmeCommuniationsIncFiber8%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless68%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coolspring Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Coolspring 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.

Coolspring Township kids go to
K–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Barker Middle SchoolMichigan City Area Schools
9–12Michigan City High SchoolMichigan City Area Schools

Coolspring Township is in Michigan City Area Schools.

CSchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Coolspring Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Coolspring TownshipZIP’s residents in Coolspring Township
46360Michigan City, IN87%31%
46350La Porte, IN12%4%
46391Westville, IN1%2%

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 Coolspring Township

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

Michigan City Department of Water Works (EPA ID IN5246020). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Coolspring Township?

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Coolspring Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, AcmeCommuniationsInc, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Coolspring Township?

46360 (87%), 46350 (12%), 46391 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Coolspring Township in?

Michigan City Area Schools.

How do I register to vote in Coolspring 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 La Porte 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.