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The Evansville handbook

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

Evansville has its own drop-off, Recycling Center. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation runs the public schools in Evansville.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Evansville, 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 Evansville.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern Indiana Gas & Elec

Southern Indiana Gas & Elec (Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Evansville. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 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 Evansville Water Utility

Evansville Water Utility supplies almost all of Evansville. It draws surface water and serves 182,444 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. IN5282002.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Evansville

98% of 43,485 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL89%5,000/5,000
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber17%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless68%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless39%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Evansville has its own drop-off: Recycling Center

Where to take trash and recycling in Evansville, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Recycling Center

Before you go, check the rules on evansvillegov.org.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Feb 2018). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Evansville kids go to
K–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Evansville is in Evansville-Vanderburgh 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.

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

Evansville spans 7 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EvansvilleZIP’s residents in Evansville
47714Evansville, IN28%100%
47715Evansville, IN21%86%
47711Evansville, IN17%65%
47710Evansville, IN14%86%
47713Evansville, IN8%100%
47712Evansville, IN8%39%
47720Evansville, IN2%17%

A few homes fall in 47708. 47701, 47702, 47703, 47704, 47705, 47706, 47716, 47719, 47721, 47722, 47724, 47728, 47730, 47731, 47732, 47733, 47734, 47735, 47736, 47737, 47740, 47747, 47750 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area codes812, 930Wikidata

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 Evansville

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

Evansville Water Utility (EPA ID IN5282002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Evansville?

Southern Indiana Gas & Elec (Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Evansville?

Spectrum, AT&T, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Evansville?

47714 (28%), 47715 (21%), 47711 (17%), 47710 (14%), 47713 (8%), 47712 (8%), 47720 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Evansville in?

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Evansville?

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 Vanderburgh County Election Office. 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.