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The Plain Township handbook

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

Plain Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 46582 holds the most residents (82%). Kosciusko Community Hospital, 4.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from NIPSCO

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Plain Township. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Indiana American Water - Warsaw

Indiana American Water - Warsaw supplies Plain Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 77% 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 13,835 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5243030.

Internet

11 home internet providers serve Plain Township

100% of 4,061 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Kosciusko ConnectFiber79%1,000/1,000
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber76%1,000/50
BrightspeedDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless29%2,000/2,000
XfinityCable15%1,200/35
MetronetFiber7%5,120/5,120
Mercury FiberFixed wireless75%150/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Plain Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Plain 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.

Plain Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Warsaw Community High Schoolin Warsaw

Plain Township is in Warsaw Community Schools.

B+School 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Plain Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Plain TownshipZIP’s residents in Plain Township
46582Warsaw, IN82%51%
46538Leesburg, IN18%40%

A few homes fall in 46542, 46580.

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.

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

Questions about living in Plain Township

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

Indiana American Water - Warsaw (EPA ID IN5243030). 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 Plain Township?

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Plain Township?

Kosciusko Connect, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Xfinity, Metronet, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Plain Township?

46582 (82%), 46538 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plain Township in?

Warsaw Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Plain 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 Kosciusko 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.