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The Perry Township handbook

Living in Perry Township, IN: what to set up and who to call

The Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2022. Northwest Allen County Schools runs the public schools in Perry Township.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Perry Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerIndiana Michigan Powerinvestor-owned utility · 17.2¢/kWhMore →WaterFort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Perry Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolNorthwest Allen County SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes46845, 46748, 46818 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Perry Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Perry 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant water system

The Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant water system supplies Perry Township: about 65% of residents live in its service area. Huntertown Water Works serves another 26%. 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 and serves 269,994 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2022. 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.7 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. IN5202020.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Perry Township

100% of 14,476 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber93%1,200/35
FrontierFiber, DSL89%7,000/7,000
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber6%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless70%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless58%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless46%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Perry Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Perry Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Perry Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Perry Township kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Maple Creek Middle SchoolNorthwest Allen County Schools
9–12Carroll High Schoolin Fort Wayne

Perry Township is in Northwest Allen County Schools.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsPerry Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereAllen County Election BoardElections here are run by Allen County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check indianavoters.in.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeindianavoters.in.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Perry Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Perry Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Perry TownshipZIP’s residents in Perry Township
46845Fort Wayne, IN66%87%
46748Huntertown, IN17%90%
46818Fort Wayne, IN15%25%
46825Fort Wayne, IN1%2%

A few homes fall in 46765, 46706.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomOrthopaedic Hospital at Parkview North1.6 miles awayGet a library cardGarrett Public Library107 West Houston · (260) 357-5485

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Perry Township

Who supplies Perry Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant water system (EPA ID IN5202020). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Perry 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 Perry Township?

Xfinity, Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Perry Township?

46845 (66%), 46748 (17%), 46818 (15%), 46825 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Perry Township in?

Northwest Allen County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Perry 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 Allen County Election Board. 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.