Living in Laughery Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Laughery Township is in ZIP code 47006. The closest ER is Margaret Mary Community Hospital, 3.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laughery Township, 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 Laughery Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laughery 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.
Water comes from Batesville Water Utility
Batesville Water Utility supplies Laughery Township: about 74% of residents live in its service area. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 7,323 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.8 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. IN5269001.
7 home internet providers serve Laughery Township
99% of 1,930 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Communications | Fiber, DSL | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 64% | 70/3 |
| Sunman Telecommunications | Fiber, DSL | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Laughery Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laughery Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Laughery Township (95%) is in Batesville Community School Corporation; parts are in Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation (5%).
ASchool 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Laughery Township is in ZIP code 47006
ZIP codes where Laughery Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laughery Township | ZIP’s residents in Laughery Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47006 | Batesville, IN | 100% | 40% |
A few homes fall in 47240.
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 Laughery Township
Who supplies Laughery Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Batesville Water Utility (EPA ID IN5269001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laughery 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 Laughery Township?
Miles Communications, Frontier, Sunman Telecommunications, Verizon, Watch Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laughery Township?
47006. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laughery Township in?
Batesville Community School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Laughery 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 Ripley 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.