Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Penn Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Mishawaka Utilities has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.1 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Xfinity and AT&T both wire most of Penn Township; 57% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Penn 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 Penn Township.
Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Penn Township. 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 Mishawaka Utilities
Mishawaka Utilities supplies Penn Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. South Bend Water Works serves another 6%. About 14% 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 49,675 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 7.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.9 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5271009.
8 home internet providers serve Penn Township
100% of 24,715 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 16% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 6% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 50% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Penn Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Penn Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Penn Township (86%) is in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation; parts are in Mishawaka School City (14%).
A+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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Penn Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Penn Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Penn Township | ZIP’s residents in Penn Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46544 | Mishawaka, IN | 46% | 99% |
| 46545 | Mishawaka, IN | 32% | 83% |
| 46561 | Osceola, IN | 17% | 85% |
| 46614 | South Bend, IN | 5% | 12% |
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 Penn Township
Who supplies Penn Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mishawaka Utilities (EPA ID IN5271009). 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 7.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Penn Township?
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 Penn Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, Surf Internet, Verizon, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Penn Township?
46544 (46%), 46545 (32%), 46561 (17%), 46614 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Penn Township in?
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Mishawaka School City.
How do I register to vote in Penn 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 St. Joseph Election and Voter Registration Office. 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.