Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fortville, IN: what to set up and who to call
Fortville Water Works has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For emergencies, Fortville is closest to Ascension St. Vincent Fishers, 5.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fortville, 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 Fortville.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fortville. 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 Fortville Water Works
Fortville Water Works supplies almost all of Fortville. It draws ground water and serves 7,638 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. IN5230003.
8 home internet providers serve Fortville
100% of 2,129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Central Indiana Communications | Fiber | 66% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 5% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 10% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Fortville, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fortville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check fortville.in.gov →
From fortville.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated © 2026. 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.
Fortville is in Mount Vernon Community 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fortville is in ZIP code 46040
ZIP codes where Fortville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fortville | ZIP’s residents in Fortville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46040 | Fortville, IN | 100% | 29% |
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 Fortville
Who supplies Fortville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fortville Water Works (EPA ID IN5230003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fortville?
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 Fortville?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Central Indiana Communications, AT&T, Verizon, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fortville?
46040. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fortville in?
Mount Vernon Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Fortville?
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 Hancock 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: Fortville’s own website (fortville.in.gov), read Oct 21, 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.