Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Francisco, IN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Francisco comes from Francisco 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 of 0.4 ppb. Power in Francisco comes from Western Indiana Energy REMC, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Francisco, 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 Francisco.
Power comes from Western Indiana Energy REMC
Western Indiana Energy REMC (Western Indiana Energy REMC), a cooperative utility, serves 79.4% of Francisco residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $181 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 Francisco Water Department
Francisco Water Department supplies almost all of Francisco. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pike-Gibson Water, Inc. as seller) and serves 900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. IN5226002.
4 home internet providers serve Francisco
70% of 281 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 85% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 89% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Francisco’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Francisco.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Francisco is in East Gibson 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Francisco is in ZIP code 47649
ZIP codes where Francisco residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Francisco | ZIP’s residents in Francisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47649 | Francisco, IN | 100% | 40% |
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 Francisco
Who supplies Francisco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Francisco Water Department (EPA ID IN5226002). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Francisco?
Western Indiana Energy REMC (Western Indiana Energy REMC), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Francisco?
Frontier, Verizon, Watch Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Francisco?
47649. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Francisco in?
East Gibson School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Francisco?
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 Gibson 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.