David Worth Dennis House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Richmond, IN: what to set up and who to call
Richmond runs its own electric utility, City of Richmond; its homes paid 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025. For recycling, Richmond has Recycling Center Inc at 630 South M Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8 am–5:30 pm, Sat 8 am–12 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richmond, 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 Richmond.
Power comes from City of Richmond
City of Richmond (City of Richmond - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves 98.5% of Richmond residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $119 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 Indiana American Water - Richmond
Indiana American Water - Richmond supplies almost all of Richmond. It draws surface water and serves 41,485 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 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. IN5289012.
7 home internet providers serve Richmond
100% of 14,706 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 7,000/7,000 |
| NLBC | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Richmond is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richmond, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on richmondindiana.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on richmondindiana.gov →
New Paris Pike Landfill
5242 New Paris Pike, Richmond, Indiana
- Mon7:30 am–6 pm
- Tue7:30 am–6 pm
- Wed7:30 am–6 pm
- Thu7:30 am–6 pm
- Fri7:30 am–6 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
From richmondindiana.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Richmond (91%) is in Richmond Community School Corporation; parts are in Centerville-Abington Community Schools (9%).
C+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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richmond is in ZIP code 47374
ZIP codes where Richmond residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richmond | ZIP’s residents in Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47374 | Richmond, IN | 100% | 79% |
47375 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Richmond
When is the Recycling Center Inc open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–5:30 pm; Sat 8 am–12 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check richmondindiana.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Richmond’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Indiana American Water - Richmond (EPA ID IN5289012). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richmond?
City of Richmond (City of Richmond - (IN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Richmond?
Xfinity, Frontier, NLBC, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richmond?
47374. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richmond in?
Richmond Community School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Centerville-Abington Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Richmond?
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 Wayne 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: Richmond’s own website (richmondindiana.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.