Living in Fishersburg, IN: what to set up and who to call
Lapel Municipal Water Company reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Feb 2023. On-Ramp Indiana and Spectrum wire most of Fishersburg, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fishersburg, 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 Fishersburg.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fishersburg. 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 Lapel Municipal Water Company
Lapel Municipal Water Company supplies Fishersburg: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 2,379 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Feb 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2003, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. IN5248013.
9 home internet providers serve Fishersburg
100% of 66 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-Ramp Indiana | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 5% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 97% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 91% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fishersburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fishersburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fishersburg (90%) is in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools; parts are in Hamilton Southeastern Schools (10%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Fishersburg is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fishersburg is in ZIP code 46051
ZIP codes where Fishersburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fishersburg | ZIP’s residents in Fishersburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46051 | Lapel, IN | 100% | 5% |
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 Fishersburg
Who supplies Fishersburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lapel Municipal Water Company (EPA ID IN5248013). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fishersburg?
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 Fishersburg?
On-Ramp Indiana, Spectrum, Brightspeed, Xfinity, Verizon, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fishersburg?
46051. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fishersburg in?
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
How do I register to vote in Fishersburg?
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 Madison County Elections. 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.