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The Muncie handbook

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

Muncie spans 5 ZIP codes; 47304 holds the most residents (32%). For home internet, most of Muncie can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Muncie, 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 Muncie.

Electricity

Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Muncie. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Indiana American Water - Muncie

Indiana American Water - Muncie supplies almost all of Muncie. It draws surface water and serves 74,030 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5218012.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Muncie

100% of 24,752 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber89%5,000/5,000
Surf InternetFiber4%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless62%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless40%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Muncie

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Muncie, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recyclingmuncie.in.gov

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check muncie.in.gov →

From muncie.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Muncie kids go to
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Muncie Central High SchoolMuncie Community Schools

Most of Muncie (90%) is in Muncie Community Schools; parts are in Yorktown Community Schools (6%).

C−School gradeSee 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Muncie spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MuncieZIP’s residents in Muncie
47304Muncie, IN32%69%
47302Muncie, IN29%72%
47303Muncie, IN27%72%
47306Muncie, IN7%100%
47305Muncie, IN6%100%

47307, 47308 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code765Wikidata

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 Muncie

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

Indiana American Water - Muncie (EPA ID IN5218012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Muncie?

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Muncie?

Xfinity, AT&T, Surf Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Muncie?

47304 (32%), 47302 (29%), 47303 (27%), 47306 (7%), 47305 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Muncie in?

Muncie Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Yorktown Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Muncie?

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 Delaware County Board of 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: Muncie’s own website (muncie.in.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.