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The Osgood handbook

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

Monday and Thursday is trash day in Osgood. Children in Osgood attend Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Osgood, 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 Osgood.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Osgood. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 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 Osgood Water Department

Osgood Water Department supplies almost all of Osgood. It draws surface water and serves 1,692 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 percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. IN5269004.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Osgood

100% of 729 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
Southeastern Indiana REMCFiber8%1,000/1,000
Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone CooperativeFiber6%1,000/1,000
Miles CommunicationsFiber4%1,000/1,000
Airwave NetworksFixed wireless70%200/100
T-MobileFixed wireless35%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Osgood is Monday and Thursday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Osgood, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayMonday & ThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week

From osgoodindiana.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Osgood kids go to
PK–6Jac-Cen-Del Elementary SchoolJac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation
7–12Jac-Cen-Del MS/HSJac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation

Osgood is in Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation.

BSchool 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Osgood is in ZIP code 47037

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OsgoodZIP’s residents in Osgood
47037Osgood, IN100%38%
Area code812Wikidata

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 Osgood

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

Osgood Water Department (EPA ID IN5269004). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Osgood?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Osgood?

Xfinity, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone Cooperative, Miles Communications, Airwave Networks, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Osgood?

47037. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Osgood in?

Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Osgood?

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 Ripley 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: Osgood’s own website (osgoodindiana.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.