Living in Lost River Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Lost River Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 47581 holds the most residents (73%). For an emergency, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is the closest ER, 15.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lost River 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 Lost River Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lost River 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.
Which providers serve Lost River Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lost River Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Lost River Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lost River Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lost River Township is in Shoals 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lost River Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lost River Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lost River Township | ZIP’s residents in Lost River Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47581 | Shoals, IN | 73% | 11% |
| 47432 | French Lick, IN | 27% | 3% |
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 Lost River Township
Who provides electricity in Lost River Township?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Lost River Township?
47581 (73%), 47432 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lost River Township in?
Shoals Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Lost River 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 Martin 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): pending.