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The Cromwell handbook

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

Every home in Cromwell is in ZIP code 46732. For an emergency, Kosciusko Community Hospital is the closest ER, 15.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cromwell, 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 Cromwell.

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cromwell. 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 Cromwell Water Works

Cromwell Water Works supplies Cromwell: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 550 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. IN5257004.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Cromwell

100% of 221 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
LigTel CommunicationsFiber100%8,000/8,000
Mediacom XtreamCable100%1,000/50
BrightspeedFiber, DSL90%2,000/2,000
Mercury FiberFixed wireless79%150/20
VerizonFixed wireless59%25/6
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless36%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cromwell’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cromwell.

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

Cromwell kids go to
PK–1West Noble Primary Schoolin Ligonier
2–4West Noble Elementary Schoolin Ligonier
5–8West Noble Middle Schoolin Ligonier
9–12West Noble High Schoolin Ligonier

Cromwell is in West Noble 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.

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

Cromwell is in ZIP code 46732

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CromwellZIP’s residents in Cromwell
46732Cromwell, IN100%17%
Area code260Wikidata

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 Cromwell

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

Cromwell Water Works (EPA ID IN5257004). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cromwell?

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 Cromwell?

LigTel Communications, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cromwell?

46732. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cromwell in?

West Noble School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Cromwell?

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 Noble County Clerk's Office. 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.