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The Highland handbook

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

Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Highland, collected by Allied Waste. For home internet, most of Highland can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Highland, 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 Highland.

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Highland. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Highland Water Works

Highland Water Works supplies almost all of Highland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hammond Water Works Department as seller) and serves 23,984 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. IN5245021.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Highland

100% of 8,803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless94%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Highland is Tuesday

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerAllied Waste picks up at the curb for every homehighland.in.gov
Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Drop-offHighland Public Works dump area (Dumping Permit)Hours ↓
Pickup calendar

This month

Drop-off

Highland Public Works dump area (Dumping Permit)

8001 Kennedy Ave., Highland, IN 46322

Permit needed
Season
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon8 am–3:30 pm
  • Tue8 am–3:30 pm
  • Wed8 am–3:30 pm
  • Thu8 am–3:30 pm
  • Fri8 am–3:30 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Newspaper
  • Envelopes
  • Junk mail
  • Magazines
  • Cardboard
  • Poster board
  • Frozen food boxes
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Milk cartons
  • Water bottles
  • Soda bottles
  • Aluminum beverage cans
  • Food cans
  • Glass food jars
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(219) 838-1080Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

From highland.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.

Highland kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Highland Middle SchoolHighland School Town
9–12Highland High SchoolHighland School Town

Highland is in Highland School Town.

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

Highland is in ZIP code 46322

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HighlandZIP’s residents in Highland
46322Highland, IN100%100%
Area code219Wikidata

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 Highland

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

Highland Water Works (EPA ID IN5245021). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Highland?

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Highland?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Highland?

46322. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Highland in?

Highland School Town.

How do I register to vote in Highland?

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 Lake County Board of Elections & Registration. 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: Highland’s own website (highland.in.gov), 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.