Living in Jefferson Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Birdseye Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2024. Power in Jefferson Township comes from Dubois Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jefferson Township, 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 Jefferson Township.
Power comes from Dubois Rural Electric Coop
Dubois Rural Electric Coop (Dubois Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jefferson Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Indiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Birdseye Water System
Birdseye Water System supplies Jefferson Township: about 26% of residents live in its service area. About 73% 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 St. Anthony Water Utility and Patoka Lake Regional Water as sellers) and serves 972 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2000–Dec 2002, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. IN5219001.
6 home internet providers serve Jefferson Township
100% of 852 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County REMC | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 49% | 1,000/100 |
| Frontier | DSL | 29% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jefferson Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jefferson Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jefferson Township is in Southeast Dubois County School Corporation.
A+School 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.
Jefferson Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jefferson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jefferson Township | ZIP’s residents in Jefferson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47513 | Birdseye, IN | 90% | 70% |
| 47580 | Schnellville, IN | 10% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 47521.
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 Jefferson Township
Who supplies Jefferson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Birdseye Water System (EPA ID IN5219001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jefferson Township?
Dubois Rural Electric Coop (Dubois Rural Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jefferson Township?
Orange County REMC, Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jefferson Township?
47513 (90%), 47580 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jefferson Township in?
Southeast Dubois County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Jefferson 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 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.