Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Ray Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Ray Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 47006 holds the most residents (83%). The closest ER is Margaret Mary Community Hospital, 1.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ray 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 Ray Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ray Township. 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.
Water comes from Batesville Water Utility
Batesville Water Utility supplies Ray Township: about 45% of residents live in its service area. Oldenburg Water Works serves another 14%. About 41% 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 7,323 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.8 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. IN5269001.
7 home internet providers serve Ray Township
97% of 1,733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Communications | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 51% | 45/3 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Southeastern Indiana REMC | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ray Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ray Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ray Township is in Batesville Community School Corporation.
ASchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ray Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ray Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ray Township | ZIP’s residents in Ray Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47006 | Batesville, IN | 83% | 28% |
| 47036 | Oldenburg, IN | 15% | 66% |
| 47240 | Greensburg, IN | 2% | 0% |
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 Ray Township
Who supplies Ray Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Batesville Water Utility (EPA ID IN5269001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ray Township?
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 Ray Township?
Miles Communications, Frontier, Spectrum, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Verizon, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ray Township?
47006 (83%), 47036 (15%), 47240 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ray Township in?
Batesville Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Ray 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 Franklin 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.