Living in North Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Power in North Township comes from Marshall County Rural E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Plymouth Public Library, 5.6 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North 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 North Township.
Power comes from Marshall County Rural E M C
Marshall County Rural E M C (Marshall County Rural E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of North Township.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gatewood Estates water system
The Gatewood Estates water system supplies North Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 202 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. IN5250012.
10 home internet providers serve North Township
97% of 1,836 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 56% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 53% | 1,000/50 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 35% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Fourway | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 31% | 400/40 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 31% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Marshall County Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Township is in Union-North United School Corporation.
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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Township | ZIP’s residents in North Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46563 | Plymouth, IN | 66% | 12% |
| 46537 | Lapaz, IN | 12% | 100% |
| 46506 | Bremen, IN | 12% | 5% |
| 46536 | Lakeville, IN | 9% | 11% |
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 North Township
Who supplies North Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gatewood Estates water system (EPA ID IN5250012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 North Township?
Marshall County Rural E M C (Marshall County Rural E M C), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve North Township?
Surf Internet, Mediacom Xtream, Xfinity, Fourway, Brightspeed, Marshall County Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Township?
46563 (66%), 46537 (12%), 46506 (12%), 46536 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Township in?
Union-North United School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in North 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 Marshall 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.
- 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.