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The Lanesville handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Lanesville Water Works, and its latest lead result (7.1 ppb) was higher than 96% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Public schools here are run by Lanesville Community School Corporation.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lanesville, 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 Lanesville.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

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

Lanesville Water Works supplies Lanesville: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Edwardsville Water Corporation as seller) and serves 1,009 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile7.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 7.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. IN5231003.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Lanesville

98% of 408 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL62%10/1
Mainstream Fiber NetworksFiber21%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless76%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless6%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless4%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lanesville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lanesville.

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

Lanesville kids go to
K–6Lanesville Elementary SchoolLanesville Community School Corporation
7–12Lanesville Jr-Sr HSLanesville Community School Corporation

Lanesville is in Lanesville Community 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lanesville is in ZIP code 47136

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LanesvilleZIP’s residents in Lanesville
47136Lanesville, IN100%20%
Area code812Wikidata

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 Lanesville

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

Lanesville Water Works (EPA ID IN5231003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lanesville?

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 Lanesville?

Spectrum, Frontier, Mainstream Fiber Networks, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lanesville?

47136. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lanesville in?

Lanesville Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Lanesville?

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 Harrison 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.