Photo: Mpevans · Public domainLiving in Hanover, IN: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Hanover is in ZIP code 47243. Jefferson County Public Library Hanover, at 273 Madison Avenue, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hanover, 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 Hanover.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hanover. 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 Hanover Water Department
Hanover Water Department supplies Hanover: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Kent Water Company serves another 30%. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Kent Water Company and Madison Water Department as sellers) and serves 2,597 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.8 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. IN5239003.
6 home internet providers serve Hanover
97% of 1,117 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 83% | 10/1 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 66% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 84% | 25/3 |
| Community Wireless | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/300 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hanover’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hanover.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hanover is in Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated 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 Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanover is in ZIP code 47243
ZIP codes where Hanover residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hanover | ZIP’s residents in Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47243 | Hanover, IN | 100% | 62% |
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 Hanover
Who supplies Hanover’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hanover Water Department (EPA ID IN5239003). 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 2.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanover?
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 Hanover?
Spectrum, Frontier, Metronet, Verizon, AT&T, Community Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanover?
47243. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanover in?
Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hanover?
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 Jefferson County Voter Registration Office. 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.