Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Haven, IN: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to New Haven is Fort Wayne Biosolids Handling Facility, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. New Haven Branch, at 648 Green Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Haven, 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 New Haven.
Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Haven. 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.
Water comes from New Haven Water Department
New Haven Water Department supplies New Haven: about 88% of residents live in its service area. Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant serves another 9%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant as seller) and serves 15,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. IN5202009.
9 home internet providers serve New Haven
100% of 6,640 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 80% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Community Fiber Solutions Incorporated | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/500 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 96% | 500/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Haven.
Fort Wayne Biosolids Handling Facility
· run by City of Fort Wayne
This isn’t New Haven’s own facility. Whether New Haven residents may use it is the town’s rule: check newhavenin.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of New Haven (94%) is in East Allen County Schools; parts are in Fort Wayne Community Schools (6%).
B−School 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Haven spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Haven residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Haven | ZIP’s residents in New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46774 | New Haven, IN | 87% | 78% |
| 46806 | Fort Wayne, IN | 8% | 5% |
| 46803 | Fort Wayne, IN | 5% | 8% |
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 New Haven
Who supplies New Haven’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Haven Water Department (EPA ID IN5202009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Haven?
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 New Haven?
Xfinity, Frontier, Community Fiber Solutions Incorporated, MetaLINK, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Haven?
46774 (87%), 46806 (8%), 46803 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Haven in?
East Allen County Schools. Parts of the city are in Fort Wayne Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in New Haven?
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 Allen County Election Board. 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.