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The Crows Nest handbook

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

All of Crows Nest gets its mail under one ZIP code, 46228. The nearest library is Michigan Road Branch Library (Indianapolis Public Library), 1.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Crows Nest, 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 Crows Nest.

Electricity

Power comes from AES Indiana

AES Indiana (AES Indiana), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Crows Nest. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 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 Citizens Energy Group

Citizens Energy Group supplies almost all of Crows Nest. It draws surface water (EPA lists Anderson Water Department as seller) and serves 880,345 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.1 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. IN5249004.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Crows Nest

100% of 40 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
AT&TFiber, DSL92%5,000/5,000
MetronetFiber70%5,120/5,120
VerizonFixed wireless65%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless42%100/20
On-Ramp IndianaFixed wireless5%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Crows Nest’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crows Nest.

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

Crows Nest kids go to
K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12North Central High Schoolin Indianapolis

Crows Nest is in Washington Township Metropolitan School District.

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

Crows Nest is in ZIP code 46228

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Crows NestZIP’s residents in Crows Nest
46228Indianapolis, IN100%0%
Area code317Wikidata

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 Crows Nest

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

Citizens Energy Group (EPA ID IN5249004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Crows Nest?

AES Indiana (AES Indiana), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Crows Nest?

Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile, On-Ramp Indiana (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Crows Nest?

46228. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Crows Nest in?

Washington Township Metropolitan School District.

How do I register to vote in Crows Nest?

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 Marion County Election Board. 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.