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The Prairie Creek handbook

Living in Prairie Creek, IN: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Prairie Creek is in ZIP code 47869. Fiber reaches 98% of addresses in Prairie Creek.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerDuke Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.0¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Prairie Creek’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolVigo County School CorporationWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code47869Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Prairie Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prairie Creek. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Indiana).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Prairie Creek

98% of 48 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
JoinkFiber, Fixed wireless98%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber81%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL62%90/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Prairie Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prairie Creek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePrairie Creek has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Prairie Creek kids go to
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Prairie Creek is in Vigo County School Corporation.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

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

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Prairie Creek is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyPrairie Creek is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereVigo County Circuit Court ClerkElections here are run by Vigo 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

Prairie Creek is in ZIP code 47869

ZIP codes where Prairie Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Prairie CreekZIP’s residents in Prairie Creek
47869Prairie Creek, IN100%100%

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 roomTerre Haute Regional Hospital11.3 miles awayGet a library cardWest Union District Library209 West Union Street · (217) 279-3556

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

Questions about living in Prairie Creek

Who provides electricity in Prairie Creek?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Prairie Creek?

Joink, Spectrum, Frontier (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Prairie Creek?

47869. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Prairie Creek in?

Vigo County School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Prairie Creek?

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 Vigo 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.

  • 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.