Living in Dunlap, IN: what to set up and who to call
Dunlap has no town government of its own, so Elkhart County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Concord Community Schools. The closest ER is Elkhart General Hospital, 6.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dunlap, 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 Dunlap.
Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dunlap. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Elkhart Public Works and Utilities
Elkhart Public Works and Utilities supplies Dunlap: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 64% 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 46,455 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.5 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. IN5220008.
10 home internet providers serve Dunlap
100% of 2,454 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 94% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| New Paris Telephone Company | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 86% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dunlap’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dunlap.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dunlap is in Concord Community Schools.
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Dunlap is unincorporated, so Elkhart County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dunlap spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dunlap residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dunlap | ZIP’s residents in Dunlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46517 | Elkhart, IN | 56% | 15% |
| 46516 | Elkhart, IN | 44% | 8% |
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 Dunlap
Who supplies Dunlap’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Elkhart Public Works and Utilities (EPA ID IN5220008). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dunlap?
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dunlap?
Xfinity, Frontier, Surf Internet, New Paris Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dunlap?
46517 (56%), 46516 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dunlap in?
Concord Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Dunlap?
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 Elkhart 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.