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The Johnson Township handbook

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

Haubstadt Water Department reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Children in Johnson Township attend South Gibson School Corporation.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Johnson 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 Johnson Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern Indiana Gas & Elec

Southern Indiana Gas & Elec (Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Johnson Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 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 Haubstadt Water Department

Haubstadt Water Department supplies Johnson Township: about 38% of residents live in its service area. Gibson Water Authority serves another 6%. About 56% 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 Gibson Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,600 people in all.

4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. IN5226003.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Johnson Township

96% of 1,912 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber78%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL24%90/5
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber12%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless97%400/40
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless9%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 Johnson Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Johnson Township.

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

Johnson Township kids go to
K–8Haubstadt Community SchoolSouth Gibson School Corporation
9–12Gibson Southern High Schoolin Fort Branch

Johnson Township is in South Gibson 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Johnson Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Johnson TownshipZIP’s residents in Johnson Township
47639Haubstadt, IN94%92%
47648Fort Branch, IN3%3%
47612Cynthiana, IN1%6%

A few homes fall in 47725, 47613, 47665.

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 Johnson Township

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

Haubstadt Water Department (EPA ID IN5226003). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Johnson Township?

Southern Indiana Gas & Elec (Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Johnson Township?

Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Johnson Township?

47639 (94%), 47648 (3%), 47612 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Johnson Township in?

South Gibson School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Johnson 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 Gibson 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.