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The Greensburg handbook

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

Greensburg Municipal Water Works reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. Greensburg has its own library, Greensburg-Decatur County Contractual Public Library, at 1110 East Main Street.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greensburg, 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 Greensburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greensburg. 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 Greensburg Municipal Water Works

Greensburg Municipal Water Works supplies almost all of Greensburg. It draws surface water and serves 12,650 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. IN5216002.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Greensburg

100% of 4,630 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
Miles CommunicationsFiber, DSL83%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber, DSL75%7,000/7,000
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless96%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless84%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless49%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Greensburg: every other week, same day as trash

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greensburg, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery other week, same day as trashRecycling picked up at the curbcityofgreensburg.com

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofgreensburg.com →

From cityofgreensburg.com, assets.simpleviewinc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greensburg kids go to
PK–5Greensburg ElementaryGreensburg Community Schools
6–8Greensburg Community Jr HighGreensburg Community Schools
9–12Greensburg Community High SchoolGreensburg Community Schools

Most of Greensburg (97%) is in Greensburg Community Schools; parts are in Decatur County Community Schools (3%).

A−School 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greensburg is in ZIP code 47240

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreensburgZIP’s residents in Greensburg
47240Greensburg, IN100%56%
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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Greensburg

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

Greensburg Municipal Water Works (EPA ID IN5216002). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greensburg?

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 Greensburg?

Xfinity, Miles Communications, Frontier, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greensburg?

47240. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greensburg in?

Greensburg Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Decatur County Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Greensburg?

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 Decatur 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: Greensburg’s own website (cityofgreensburg.com, assets.simpleviewinc.com), 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.