Living in Dewey Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Lacrosse Water Department, which supplies Dewey Township, came in at 22.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Children in Dewey Township attend Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dewey 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 Dewey Township.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dewey 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.
Water comes from Lacrosse Water Department
Lacrosse Water Department supplies Dewey Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 540 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 22.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. IN5246015.
5 home internet providers serve Dewey Township
87% of 514 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surf Internet | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 61% | 1,000/50 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 3% | 5,000/5,000 |
| NITCO | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dewey Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dewey Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dewey Township is in Tri-Township Consolidated 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.
Dewey Township is in ZIP code 46348
ZIP codes where Dewey Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dewey Township | ZIP’s residents in Dewey Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46348 | La Crosse, IN | 100% | 89% |
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 Dewey Township
Who supplies Dewey Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lacrosse Water Department (EPA ID IN5246015). 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 22.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dewey 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 Dewey Township?
Surf Internet, Mediacom Xtream, Mercury Fiber, NITCO, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dewey Township?
46348. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dewey Township in?
Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Dewey 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.