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The Knightsville handbook

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

Most mail in Knightsville goes to 47857 (63% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Brazil Public Library, 2.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Knightsville, 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 Knightsville.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Knightsville. 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 Brazil City Water Works

Brazil City Water Works supplies almost all of Knightsville. It draws ground water and serves 12,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. IN5211001.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Knightsville

100% of 345 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL84%7,000/7,000
JoinkFiber, Fixed wireless24%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless47%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless16%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Knightsville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Knightsville.

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

Knightsville kids go to
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Knightsville is in Clay 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

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

Knightsville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KnightsvilleZIP’s residents in Knightsville
47857Knightsville, IN63%100%
47834Brazil, IN37%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 Knightsville

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

Brazil City Water Works (EPA ID IN5211001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Knightsville?

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 Knightsville?

Sparklight, Frontier, Joink, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Knightsville?

47857 (63%), 47834 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Knightsville in?

Clay Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Knightsville?

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 Clay 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.