Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Parker City, IN: what to set up and who to call
Parker City Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Sep 2025. Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, 11.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parker City, 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 Parker City.
Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Parker City. 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 Parker City Water Department
Parker City Water Department supplies Parker City: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 1,400 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Sep 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. IN5268007.
8 home internet providers serve Parker City
100% of 609 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 97% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 92% | 150/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Parker City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parker City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Parker City is in Monroe Central School Corporation.
B+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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Parker City is in ZIP code 47368
ZIP codes where Parker City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parker City | ZIP’s residents in Parker City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47368 | Parker City, 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 Parker City
Who supplies Parker City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Parker City Water Department (EPA ID IN5268007). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Parker City?
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 Parker City?
Xfinity, Frontier, Watch Communications, Mercury Fiber, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Parker City?
47368. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parker City in?
Monroe Central School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Parker City?
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 Randolph 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.