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The French Lick handbook

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

Every home in French Lick is in ZIP code 47432. Trains stop in French Lick, at Indiana Railway Museum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in French Lick, 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 French Lick.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of French Lick. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Springs Valley Regional Water District

Springs Valley Regional Water District supplies almost all of French Lick. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 3,188 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. IN5259002.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve French Lick

100% of 813 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
Smithville CommunicationsFiber86%1,000/1,000
Orange County REMCFiber11%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless82%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless67%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have French Lick’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in French Lick.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in French Lick or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

French Lick kids go to
PK–5Springs Valley Elementary SchoolSprings Valley Community School Corporation
6–12Springs Valley Comm High SchoolSprings Valley Community School Corporation

French Lick is in Springs Valley Community School Corporation.

BSchool 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

French Lick is in ZIP code 47432

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of French LickZIP’s residents in French Lick
47432French Lick, IN100%39%
Area code812Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in French Lick

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

Springs Valley Regional Water District (EPA ID IN5259002). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in French Lick?

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 French Lick?

Sparklight, Smithville Communications, Orange County REMC, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in French Lick?

47432. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is French Lick in?

Springs Valley Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in French Lick?

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 Orange 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.