Photo: Indiana6724 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ossian, IN: what to set up and who to call
Tuesday is trash day in Ossian; Republic Services collects. Tap water in Ossian comes from Ossian Municipal Water Department, 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ossian, 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 Ossian.
Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ossian. 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 Ossian Municipal Water Department
Ossian Municipal Water Department supplies almost all of Ossian. It draws ground water and serves 3,289 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. IN5290002.
9 home internet providers serve Ossian
100% of 1,318 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | DSL | 91% | 70/3 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 7% | 1,000/50 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 93% | 150/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 88% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 88% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ossian is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ossian, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Tue · which week: ossianin.com
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
From ossianin.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-12-30, 2026-06-18. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ossian is in Northern Wells Community Schools.
ASchool 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ossian is in ZIP code 46777
ZIP codes where Ossian residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ossian | ZIP’s residents in Ossian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46777 | Ossian, IN | 100% | 51% |
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 Ossian
Who supplies Ossian’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ossian Municipal Water Department (EPA ID IN5290002). 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 Ossian?
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 Ossian?
Xfinity, Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, Mercury Fiber, Watch Communications, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ossian?
46777. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ossian in?
Northern Wells Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ossian?
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 Wells 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: Ossian’s own website (ossianin.com), read Oct 21, 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.