Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Patoka Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Huntingburg Municipal Water reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2024. Patoka Township has its own drop-off, Huntingburg Recycling Center, on 3969 Ell Creek Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Patoka Township, 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 Patoka Township.
Power comes from Southern Indiana Gas & Elec
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec (Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Patoka Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 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 Huntingburg Municipal Water
Huntingburg Municipal Water supplies Patoka Township: about 85% 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 surface water (EPA lists Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 6,526 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.4 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. IN5219007.
6 home internet providers serve Patoka Township
100% of 3,221 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/100 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 79% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 51% | 45/3 |
| Orange County REMC | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Patoka Township has its own drop-off: Huntingburg Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Patoka Township, and where the rules are.
Huntingburg Recycling Center
3969 Ell Creek Road, 47542
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jun 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Patoka Township is in Southwest Dubois County School Corporation.
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 Jun 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Patoka Township is in ZIP code 47542
ZIP codes where Patoka Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Patoka Township | ZIP’s residents in Patoka Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47542 | Huntingburg, IN | 99% | 78% |
A few homes fall in 47532, 47541.
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 Patoka Township
Who supplies Patoka Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Huntingburg Municipal Water (EPA ID IN5219007). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Patoka Township?
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec (Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Patoka Township?
Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, Frontier, Orange County REMC, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Patoka Township?
47542. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Patoka Township in?
Southwest Dubois County School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Patoka Township?
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 Dubois 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.