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The Elberfeld handbook

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

Tap water in Elberfeld comes from Elberfeld Water Department, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. For emergencies, Elberfeld is closest to The Women's Hospital, 12.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elberfeld, 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 Elberfeld.

Electricity

Power comes from AGC Division of APGI

AGC Division of APGI (AGC Division of APGI Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elberfeld.

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 Elberfeld Water Department

Elberfeld Water Department supplies almost all of Elberfeld. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Evansville Water Utility as seller) and serves 2,122 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IN5287003.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Elberfeld

100% of 294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber98%1,000/1,000
Mainstream Fiber NetworksFiber91%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL85%90/5
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless99%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless88%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Elberfeld’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elberfeld.

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

Elberfeld kids go to
K–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Elberfeld is in Warrick County 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Elberfeld is in ZIP code 47613

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ElberfeldZIP’s residents in Elberfeld
47613Elberfeld, IN100%24%

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 Elberfeld

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

Elberfeld Water Department (EPA ID IN5287003). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Elberfeld?

AGC Division of APGI (AGC Division of APGI Inc), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Elberfeld?

Spectrum, Mainstream Fiber Networks, Frontier, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elberfeld?

47613. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elberfeld in?

Warrick County School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Elberfeld?

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 Warrick 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.