Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Paoli, IN: what to set up and who to call
Paoli runs its own electric utility, Town of Paoli. Orange County REMC and Sparklight wire most of Paoli, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paoli, 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 Paoli.
Power comes from Town of Paoli
Town of Paoli (Town of Paoli - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves 88.2% of Paoli residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paoli Water Department
Paoli Water Department supplies almost all of Paoli. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 3,677 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. IN5259004.
5 home internet providers serve Paoli
100% of 1,649 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County REMC | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 69% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Paoli’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paoli.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Paoli is in Paoli 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.
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.
Paoli is in ZIP code 47454
ZIP codes where Paoli residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paoli | ZIP’s residents in Paoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47454 | Paoli, IN | 100% | 48% |
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 Paoli
Who supplies Paoli’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Paoli Water Department (EPA ID IN5259004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paoli?
Town of Paoli (Town of Paoli - (IN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Paoli?
Orange County REMC, Sparklight, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paoli?
47454. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paoli in?
Paoli Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Paoli?
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 Orange 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.