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The Rockcreek Township handbook

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

Rockcreek Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 46770 holds the most residents (41%). Public schools here are run by Northern Wells Community Schools.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rockcreek 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 Rockcreek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.4% of Rockcreek Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Markle Water Utility

Markle Water Utility supplies Rockcreek Township: about 20% of residents live in its service area. About 80% 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 1,095 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. IN5235006.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Rockcreek Township

97% of 699 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TWN CommunicationsFiber57%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL38%115/7
Citizens TelephoneFiber, Fixed wireless31%1,000/1,000
Mediacom XtreamCable16%1,000/50
Community Fiber Solutions IncorporatedFiber3%1,000/500
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless89%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rockcreek Township.

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

Rockcreek Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Norwell Middle Schoolin Ossian
9–12Norwell High Schoolin Ossian

Rockcreek Township is in Northern Wells Community Schools.

ASchool 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rockcreek Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rockcreek TownshipZIP’s residents in Rockcreek Township
46770Markle, IN41%24%
46714Bluffton, IN33%3%
46791Uniondale, IN26%44%

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 Rockcreek Township

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

Markle Water Utility (EPA ID IN5235006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rockcreek Township?

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Rockcreek Township?

TWN Communications, Frontier, Citizens Telephone, Mediacom Xtream, Community Fiber Solutions Incorporated, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rockcreek Township?

46770 (41%), 46714 (33%), 46791 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rockcreek Township in?

Northern Wells Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Rockcreek 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 Wells 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.