Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Dillsboro, IN: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Thursdays in Dillsboro, collected by Rumpke. The closest ER is St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital, 11 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dillsboro, 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 Dillsboro.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dillsboro. 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 Dillsboro Water Works
Dillsboro Water Works supplies almost all of Dillsboro. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Aurora Utilities as seller) and serves 2,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. IN5215002.
6 home internet providers serve Dillsboro
100% of 505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 79% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 64% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Southeastern Indiana REMC | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dillsboro is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dillsboro, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From dillsboro.in, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Thursday, 22 October 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dillsboro is in South Dearborn Community School Corporation.
C+School gradeSee 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dillsboro is in ZIP code 47018
ZIP codes where Dillsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dillsboro | ZIP’s residents in Dillsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47018 | Dillsboro, IN | 100% | 32% |
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 Dillsboro
Who supplies Dillsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dillsboro Water Works (EPA ID IN5215002). 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 4.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dillsboro?
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 Dillsboro?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone Cooperative, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dillsboro?
47018. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dillsboro in?
South Dearborn Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Dillsboro?
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 Dearborn 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: Dillsboro’s own website (dillsboro.in), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.