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

All of Lewis gets its mail under one ZIP code, 47858. Jasonville Public Library, 7.2 miles away, is the closest library to Lewis.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerDuke Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.0¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lewis’ trash rules yetMore →SchoolVigo County School CorporationWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code47858Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lewis.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

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

5 home internet providers serve Lewis

95% of 29 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL62%115/7
SpectrumFiber45%1,000/1,000
JoinkFiber, Fixed wireless7%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lewis’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lewis.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLewis has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lewis kids go to
PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Lewis (59%) is in Vigo County School Corporation; parts are in Northeast School Corporation (41%).

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Lewis is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyLewis is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereVigo County Circuit Court ClerkElections here are run by Vigo County (county election office). Most of Lewis (92%) votes here; the rest in Sullivan County (8%). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check indianavoters.in.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lewis is in ZIP code 47858

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LewisZIP’s residents in Lewis
47858Lewis, IN100%11%

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 roomSullivan County Community Hospital12.5 miles awayGet a library cardJasonville Public Library611 West Main Street · (812) 665-2025

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

Questions about living in Lewis

Who provides electricity in Lewis?

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 Lewis?

Frontier, Spectrum, Joink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lewis?

47858. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lewis in?

Vigo County School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Northeast School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Lewis?

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 Vigo 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.

  • 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.