Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Orestes, IN: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Orestes goes to 46063 (91% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Xfinity and Frontier both wire most of Orestes; 1% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orestes, 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 Orestes.
Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Orestes. 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 Orestes Water Works
Orestes Water Works supplies Orestes: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 400 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 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. IN5248017.
8 home internet providers serve Orestes
100% of 192 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | DSL | 64% | 10/1 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 10/1 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 85% | 150/20 |
| BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 82% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Orestes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orestes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orestes is in Alexandria Community School Corporation.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Orestes spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Orestes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orestes | ZIP’s residents in Orestes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46063 | Orestes, IN | 91% | 100% |
| 46001 | Alexandria, IN | 9% | 0% |
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 Orestes
Who supplies Orestes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orestes Water Works (EPA ID IN5248017). 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 3.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orestes?
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 Orestes?
Xfinity, Frontier, Watch Communications, Mercury Fiber, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orestes?
46063 (91%), 46001 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orestes in?
Alexandria Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Orestes?
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 Madison County Elections. 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.