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The Huron handbook

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

Most mail in Huron goes to 47437 (68% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For a library card, the closest branch is Shoals Public Library, 7.5 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Huron, 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 Huron.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Huron. 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Huron

100% of 74 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Orange County REMCFiber100%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL47%115/7
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless53%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Huron’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Huron.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHuron has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Huron kids go to
PK–2Hatfield Elementary Schoolin Mitchell
3–5Burris Elementary Schoolin Mitchell
6–8Mitchell Jr High Schoolin Mitchell
9–12Mitchell High Schoolin Mitchell

Huron is in Mitchell Community Schools.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Huron is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyHuron is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLawrence County Voter RegistrationElections here are run by Lawrence County (county election office). 918 16th Street, Bedford, IN 47421-3800 · (812) 277-2036 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeindianavoters.in.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Huron spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HuronZIP’s residents in Huron
47437Huron, IN68%81%
47446Mitchell, IN32%0%

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 Huron

Who provides electricity in Huron?

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 Huron?

Orange County REMC, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Huron?

47437 (68%), 47446 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Huron in?

Mitchell Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Huron?

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 Lawrence County Voter Registration. Check your registration at indianavoters.in.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.