Photo: Chris Light at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ferdinand, IN: what to set up and who to call
Ferdinand runs its own electric utility, Town of Ferdinand. Ferdinand Water Department has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ferdinand, 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 Ferdinand.
Power comes from Town of Ferdinand
Town of Ferdinand (Town of Ferdinand - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Ferdinand.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ferdinand Water Department
Ferdinand Water Department supplies almost all of Ferdinand. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 2,918 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–Dec 2025, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.6 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. IN5219004.
4 home internet providers serve Ferdinand
100% of 960 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 96% | 1,000/100 |
| Orange County REMC | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 79% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ferdinand is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ferdinand, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From ferdinandindiana.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-20, 2025-11-19, 2026-07-21, 2026-09-21. 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.
Ferdinand is in Southeast Dubois County School Corporation.
A+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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ferdinand is in ZIP code 47532
ZIP codes where Ferdinand residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ferdinand | ZIP’s residents in Ferdinand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47532 | Ferdinand, IN | 100% | 48% |
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 Ferdinand
Who supplies Ferdinand’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ferdinand Water Department (EPA ID IN5219004). 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 5.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ferdinand?
Town of Ferdinand (Town of Ferdinand - (IN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Ferdinand?
Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Orange County REMC, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ferdinand?
47532. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ferdinand in?
Southeast Dubois County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Ferdinand?
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 Dubois 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: Ferdinand’s own website (ferdinandindiana.org), 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.