Park Mary Historic District · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Lafayette, IN: what to set up and who to call
Lafayette spans 4 ZIP codes; 47909 holds the most residents (38%). Lafayette has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lafayette, 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 Lafayette.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lafayette. 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.
Water comes from Lafayette Water Works
Lafayette Water Works supplies almost all of Lafayette. It draws ground water and serves 70,835 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s lower than 63% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5279013.
8 home internet providers serve Lafayette
100% of 22,816 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 90% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 71% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Wintek | Fiber | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Lafayette: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lafayette, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lafayette.in.gov →
From lafayette.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lafayette (51%) is in Tippecanoe School Corporation; parts are in Lafayette School Corporation (49%).
BSchool gradeSee 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lafayette spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lafayette residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lafayette | ZIP’s residents in Lafayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47909 | Lafayette, IN | 38% | 62% |
| 47905 | Lafayette, IN | 34% | 57% |
| 47904 | Lafayette, IN | 23% | 100% |
| 47901 | Lafayette, IN | 5% | 100% |
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.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lafayette
Who supplies Lafayette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lafayette Water Works (EPA ID IN5279013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lafayette?
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?
Xfinity, Metronet, Frontier, Wintek, Verizon, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lafayette?
47909 (38%), 47905 (34%), 47904 (23%), 47901 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lafayette in?
Tippecanoe School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Lafayette School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Lafayette?
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 Tippecanoe County Board of Elections & Voter Registration. 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: Lafayette’s own website (lafayette.in.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.