Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Patoka Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Patoka Township comes from Western Indiana Energy REMC, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by North Gibson School Corporation.
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 Western Indiana Energy REMC
Western Indiana Energy REMC (Western Indiana Energy REMC), a cooperative utility, serves 97.1% of Patoka Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $181 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 Princeton Water Department
Princeton Water Department supplies Patoka Township: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 10,875 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
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 65% 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. IN5226008.
6 home internet providers serve Patoka Township
97% of 5,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/500 |
| Frontier | DSL | 62% | 10/1 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 44% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Patoka Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Patoka Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Patoka Township is in North Gibson 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Patoka Township is in ZIP code 47670
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47670 | Princeton, IN | 99% | 96% |
A few homes fall in 47666, 47665.
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?
Princeton Water Department (EPA ID IN5226008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Patoka Township?
Western Indiana Energy REMC (Western Indiana Energy REMC), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Patoka Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Watch Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Patoka Township?
47670. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Patoka Township in?
North Gibson 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 Gibson 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.