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The Kelso Township handbook

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

Most mail in Kelso Township goes to 47022 (35% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. The closest ER is St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital, 10.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kelso 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 Kelso Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kelso 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 North Dearborn Water Authority

North Dearborn Water Authority supplies Kelso Township: about 28% of residents live in its service area. About 72% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Greendale Utilities and Tri-Township Water Corporation and Hoosier Hills Regional Water District as sellers) and serves 5,775 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 percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 72% 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. IN5215008.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Kelso Township

100% of 1,107 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Sunman TelecommunicationsFiber91%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable12%1,200/35
Southeastern Indiana REMCFiber10%1,000/1,000
altafiberFiber4%3,000/3,000
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless58%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kelso Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kelso Township.

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

Kelso Township kids go to
PK–5North Dearborn Elementary SchoolSunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation
6–8East Central Middle SchoolSunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation
9–12East Central High SchoolSunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation

Kelso Township is in Sunman-Dearborn Community 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.

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

Kelso Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Kelso TownshipZIP’s residents in Kelso Township
47022Guilford, IN35%27%
47012Brookville, IN35%9%
47060West Harrison, IN21%7%
47041Sunman, IN10%4%

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 Kelso Township

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

North Dearborn Water Authority (EPA ID IN5215008). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kelso 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 Kelso Township?

Sunman Telecommunications, Xfinity, Southeastern Indiana REMC, altafiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kelso Township?

47022 (35%), 47012 (35%), 47060 (21%), 47041 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kelso Township in?

Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Kelso 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 Dearborn 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.