Living in Olive Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Olive Township comes from Wakarusa Water Works, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. The closest ER is Community Hospital of Bremen, 10.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Olive 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 Olive Township.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 96.8% of Olive Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Wakarusa Water Works
Wakarusa Water Works supplies Olive Township: about 54% of residents live in its service area. About 46% 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 1,998 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. IN5220029.
10 home internet providers serve Olive Township
98% of 1,371 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Paris Telephone Company | Fiber | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 68% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 66% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 29% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 84% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Olive Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Olive Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Olive Township is in Wa-Nee Community Schools.
A+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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Olive Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Olive Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Olive Township | ZIP’s residents in Olive Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46573 | Wakarusa, IN | 88% | 78% |
| 46517 | Elkhart, IN | 12% | 2% |
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 Olive Township
Who supplies Olive Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wakarusa Water Works (EPA ID IN5220029). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Olive Township?
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Olive Township?
New Paris Telephone Company, Xfinity, Frontier, Surf Internet, Verizon, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Olive Township?
46573 (88%), 46517 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Olive Township in?
Wa-Nee Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Olive 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 Elkhart 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.