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The Jackson Township handbook

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

Jackson Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 47037 holds the most residents (66%). For emergencies, Jackson Township is closest to Margaret Mary Community Hospital, 10.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jackson 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 Napoleon Community Rural Water Corp.

Napoleon Community Rural Water Corp. supplies Jackson Township: about 25% of residents live in its service area. About 75% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Osgood Water Department as seller) and serves 5,564 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. IN5269007.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Jackson Township

97% of 480 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Sunman TelecommunicationsDSL, Fiber78%2,000/2,000
Miles CommunicationsFiber13%2,000/2,000
Southeastern Indiana REMCFiber12%1,000/1,000
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless86%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless73%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless38%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 Jackson Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jackson Township.

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

Jackson Township kids go to
PK–6Jac-Cen-Del Elementary Schoolin Osgood
7–12Jac-Cen-Del MS/HSin Osgood

Jackson Township is in Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation.

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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jackson Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Jackson TownshipZIP’s residents in Jackson Township
47037Osgood, IN66%15%
47034Napoleon, IN18%100%
47240Greensburg, IN8%0%
47006Batesville, IN8%1%

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 Jackson Township

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

Napoleon Community Rural Water Corp. (EPA ID IN5269007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jackson 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 Jackson Township?

Sunman Telecommunications, Miles Communications, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Jackson Township?

47037 (66%), 47034 (18%), 47240 (8%), 47006 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jackson Township in?

Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Jackson 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 Ripley 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.