Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Huntingburg, IN: what to set up and who to call
Huntingburg runs its own electric utility, City of Huntingburg. Huntingburg Municipal Water reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Huntingburg, 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 Huntingburg.
Power comes from City of Huntingburg
City of Huntingburg (City of Huntingburg - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves 86.4% of Huntingburg residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Huntingburg Municipal Water
Huntingburg Municipal Water supplies almost all of Huntingburg. It draws surface water (EPA lists Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 6,526 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.4 ppb. 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. IN5219007.
6 home internet providers serve Huntingburg
100% of 2,499 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 96% | 1,000/100 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 65% | 45/3 |
| Orange County REMC | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 39% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Huntingburg.
Huntingburg Recycling Center
3969 Ell Creek Road, 47542
This isn’t Huntingburg’s own facility. Whether Huntingburg residents may use it is the town’s rule: check huntingburg.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Huntingburg is in Southwest Dubois County School Corporation.
ASchool 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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Huntingburg is in ZIP code 47542
ZIP codes where Huntingburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Huntingburg | ZIP’s residents in Huntingburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47542 | Huntingburg, IN | 100% | 64% |
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 Huntingburg
Who supplies Huntingburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Huntingburg Municipal Water (EPA ID IN5219007). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Huntingburg?
City of Huntingburg (City of Huntingburg - (IN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Huntingburg?
Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, Frontier, Orange County REMC, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Huntingburg?
47542. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Huntingburg in?
Southwest Dubois County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Huntingburg?
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 Dubois 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.