Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pendleton, IN: what to set up and who to call
Pendleton runs its own electric utility, Town of Pendleton. Tap water in most of Pendleton comes from Ingalls Water Company, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pendleton, 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 Pendleton.
Power comes from Town of Pendleton
Town of Pendleton (Town of Pendleton - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Pendleton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ingalls Water Company
Ingalls Water Company supplies Pendleton: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Pendleton Water Company serves another 8%. 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 7,600 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IN5248012.
10 home internet providers serve Pendleton
98% of 2,424 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 55% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Central Indiana Communications | Fiber | 2% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pendleton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pendleton, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pendleton.in.gov →
From pendleton.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Pendleton is in South Madison Community 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pendleton is in ZIP code 46064
ZIP codes where Pendleton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pendleton | ZIP’s residents in Pendleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46064 | Pendleton, IN | 100% | 28% |
A few homes fall in 46013.
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 Pendleton
Who supplies Pendleton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ingalls Water Company (EPA ID IN5248012). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pendleton?
Town of Pendleton (Town of Pendleton - (IN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Pendleton?
Xfinity, AT&T, Frontier, Central Indiana Communications, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pendleton?
46064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pendleton in?
South Madison Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Pendleton?
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 Madison County Elections. 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: Pendleton’s own website (pendleton.in.gov), 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.