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The Lafayette Township handbook

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

Lafayette Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 47460 holds the most residents (67%). For an emergency, Ascension St. Vincent Clay is the closest ER, 20.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lafayette Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerDuke Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.0¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lafayette Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSpencer-Owen Community SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes47460, 47431, 47868Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lafayette Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lafayette 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Lafayette Township

95% of 592 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
South Central Indiana Rural Electric MembershipFiber88%1,000/1,000
Endeavor CommunicationsFiber54%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless28%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless13%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 Lafayette Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lafayette Township.

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

Lafayette Township kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Owen Valley Middle Schoolin Spencer
9–12Owen Valley Community High Schoolin Spencer

Lafayette Township is in Spencer-Owen Community Schools.

BSchool 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLafayette Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereOwen County Election Board and RegistrationElections here are run by Owen County (county election office). 60 S. Main St., Spencer, IN 47460-0146 · (812) 829-5028 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeindianavoters.in.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lafayette Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lafayette TownshipZIP’s residents in Lafayette Township
47460Spencer, IN67%7%
47431Freedom, IN20%18%
47868Poland, IN13%5%

47902, 47903 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

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.

Nearest emergency roomAscension St. Vincent Clay20.3 miles awayGet a library cardOwen County Public Library10 South Montgomery Street · (812) 829-3392

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lafayette Township

Who provides electricity in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township?

South Central Indiana Rural Electric Membership, Endeavor Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lafayette Township?

47460 (67%), 47431 (20%), 47868 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lafayette Township in?

Spencer-Owen Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Lafayette 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 Owen County Election Board and Registration. Check your registration at indianavoters.in.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.