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The La Crosse handbook

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

The latest lead test reported by Lacrosse Water Department, which supplies La Crosse, came in at 22.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Public schools here are run by Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation.

I’m new in town

What to set up in La Crosse, 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 La Crosse.

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of La Crosse. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Lacrosse Water Department

Lacrosse Water Department supplies La Crosse: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 540 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile22.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 22.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. IN5246015.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve La Crosse

100% of 272 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable100%1,000/50
Surf InternetFiber97%2,000/2,000
NITCOFixed wireless100%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless90%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 La Crosse’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Crosse.

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

La Crosse kids go to
PK–6Tri-Township Elementary Schoolin Wanatah
7–12Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High Schoolin LaCrosse

La Crosse is in Tri-Township Consolidated 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

La Crosse is in ZIP code 46348

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of La CrosseZIP’s residents in La Crosse
46348La Crosse, IN100%49%
Area code219Wikidata

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 La Crosse

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

Lacrosse Water Department (EPA ID IN5246015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 22.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in La Crosse?

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve La Crosse?

Mediacom Xtream, Surf Internet, NITCO, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in La Crosse?

46348. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is La Crosse in?

Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in La Crosse?

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 La Porte 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.