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The Niles Township handbook

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

Niles Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 47320 holds the most residents (35%). Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Niles Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Niles Township, 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 Niles Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Niles Township. 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 Albany Water Department

Albany Water Department supplies Niles Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 89% 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 2,165 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IN5218001.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Niles Township

91% of 651 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber, Cable59%2,000/2,000
FrontierDSL14%90/5
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL12%25/3
Mercury FiberFixed wireless73%150/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless63%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Niles Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Niles Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Niles Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Niles Township kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Delta Middle Schoolin Muncie
9–12Delta High Schoolin Muncie

Niles Township is in Delaware Community School Corporation.

A−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

Niles Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Niles TownshipZIP’s residents in Niles Township
47320Albany, IN35%12%
47338Eaton, IN34%18%
47336Dunkirk, IN30%12%

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 Niles Township

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

Albany Water Department (EPA ID IN5218001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Niles Township?

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 Niles Township?

Xfinity, Frontier, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Watch Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Niles Township?

47320 (35%), 47338 (34%), 47336 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Niles Township in?

Delaware Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Niles 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 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: 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.