Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in La Fontaine, IN: what to set up and who to call
Power in La Fontaine comes from Heartland REMC, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 96% of addresses in La Fontaine.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Fontaine, 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 La Fontaine.
Power comes from Heartland REMC
Heartland REMC (Heartland REMC), a cooperative utility, serves all of La Fontaine. Its homes paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 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 Lafontaine Water Company
Lafontaine Water Company supplies La Fontaine: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 906 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. IN5285004.
6 home internet providers serve La Fontaine
100% of 370 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metronet | Fiber | 95% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 29% | 80/10 |
| TWN Communications | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Fontaine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Fontaine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Fontaine is in Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Fontaine is in ZIP code 46940
ZIP codes where La Fontaine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Fontaine | ZIP’s residents in La Fontaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46940 | La Fontaine, IN | 100% | 31% |
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 La Fontaine
Who supplies La Fontaine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lafontaine Water Company (EPA ID IN5285004). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Fontaine?
Heartland REMC (Heartland REMC), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve La Fontaine?
Metronet, Brightspeed, TWN Communications, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Fontaine?
46940. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Fontaine in?
Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District.
How do I register to vote in La Fontaine?
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 Wabash 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.