Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Garrett, IN: what to set up and who to call
Garrett runs its own electric utility, City of Garrett. Garrett Water Utility has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garrett, 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 Garrett.
Power comes from City of Garrett
City of Garrett (City of Garrett), a municipal utility, serves all of Garrett.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Garrett Water Utility
Garrett Water Utility supplies Garrett: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 6,390 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. IN5217004.
10 home internet providers serve Garrett
100% of 2,622 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Essential Services | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 7,000/7,000 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 98% | 200/50 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 25/3 |
| 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 Garrett’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garrett.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garrett is in Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools.
B−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Garrett is in ZIP code 46738
ZIP codes where Garrett residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garrett | ZIP’s residents in Garrett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46738 | Garrett, IN | 100% | 80% |
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 Garrett
Who supplies Garrett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Garrett Water Utility (EPA ID IN5217004). 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 5.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garrett?
City of Garrett (City of Garrett), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Garrett?
Auburn Essential Services, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, MetaLINK, Watch Communications, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garrett?
46738. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garrett in?
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Garrett?
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 DeKalb 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.