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The Haw Creek Township handbook

Living in Haw Creek Township, IN: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Haw Creek Township goes to 47246 (91% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Haw Creek Township has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Haw Creek Township, 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 Haw Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Haw Creek Township. 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 Hope Water Department

Hope Water Department supplies Haw Creek Township: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 45% 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 Eastern Bartholomew Water as seller) and serves 2,113 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 percentile4.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. IN5203006.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Haw Creek Township

89% of 1,691 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable75%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless15%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless10%100/20
Unlimited Net PartnersFixed wireless4%40/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Haw Creek Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Haw Creek Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Haw Creek Township 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.

Haw Creek Township kids go to
K–6Hope Elementary SchoolFlat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation
7–12Hauser Jr-Sr High SchoolFlat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation

Haw Creek Township is in Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation.

B+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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Haw Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Haw Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Haw Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Haw Creek Township
47246Hope, IN91%80%
47244Hartsville, IN9%49%

A few homes fall in 47234.

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 Haw Creek Township

Who supplies Haw Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Hope Water Department (EPA ID IN5203006). 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 4.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Haw Creek Township?

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 Haw Creek Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Watch Communications, Unlimited Net Partners (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Haw Creek Township?

47246 (91%), 47244 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Haw Creek Township in?

Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Haw Creek Township?

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 Bartholomew County 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.