Miami County Courthouse · Public domainLiving in Peru, IN: what to set up and who to call
Peru runs its own electric utility, City of Peru; its homes paid 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Peru Water Department has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Peru, 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 Peru.
Power comes from City of Peru
City of Peru (City of Peru - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves 97.8% of Peru residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $111 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 Peru Water Department
Peru Water Department supplies almost all of Peru. It draws ground water and serves 11,417 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–Dec 2023, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5252016.
9 home internet providers serve Peru
100% of 5,239 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 87% | 100/20 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 85% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 8% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 82% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Peru’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Peru.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Peru (91%) is in Peru Community Schools; parts are in Maconaquah School Corporation (9%).
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.
Peru is in ZIP code 46970
ZIP codes where Peru residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Peru | ZIP’s residents in Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46970 | Peru, IN | 100% | 47% |
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 Peru
Who supplies Peru’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Peru Water Department (EPA ID IN5252016). 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 7.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Peru?
City of Peru (City of Peru - (IN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Peru?
Xfinity, AT&T, Surf Internet, Metronet, Watch Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Peru?
46970. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Peru in?
Peru Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Maconaquah School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Peru?
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 Miami County Voter Registration. 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.