Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Marion Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Mitchell Water Department reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital, 7.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marion 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 Marion Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marion 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 Mitchell Water Department
Mitchell Water Department supplies Marion Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. South Lawrence Utilities serves another 15%. About 33% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,000 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.1 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. IN5247003.
6 home internet providers serve Marion Township
97% of 4,155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 72% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 58% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 50% | 70/3 |
| Orange County REMC | Fiber | 36% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Marion Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marion Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Marion Township is in Mitchell Community Schools.
CSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Marion Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Marion Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marion Township | ZIP’s residents in Marion Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47446 | Mitchell, IN | 87% | 82% |
| 47421 | Bedford, IN | 12% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 47452.
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 Marion Township
Who supplies Marion Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mitchell Water Department (EPA ID IN5247003). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marion 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 Marion Township?
Sparklight, AT&T, Frontier, Orange County REMC, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marion Township?
47446 (87%), 47421 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marion Township in?
Mitchell Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Marion 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 Lawrence County 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: 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.