Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Rushville, IN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Rushville comes from Rushville City Utility, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb. The closest ER is Rush Memorial Hospital, 0.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rushville, 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 Rushville.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rushville. 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 Rushville City Utility
Rushville City Utility supplies Rushville: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 6,800 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. IN5270005.
6 home internet providers serve Rushville
100% of 2,635 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Rushville is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rushville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery week, Thu
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Accepted at the curb
- Windowed envelopes
- Newspaper, inserts, junk mail
- Magazines, paper backs, phone books
- White and colored paper
- Clean pizza boxes
- Corrugated cardboard (flattened)
From cityofrushville.in.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.
Rushville is in Rush County 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rushville is in ZIP code 46173
ZIP codes where Rushville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rushville | ZIP’s residents in Rushville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46173 | Rushville, IN | 100% | 59% |
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 Rushville
Who supplies Rushville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rushville City Utility (EPA ID IN5270005). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rushville?
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 Rushville?
Xfinity, Frontier, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rushville?
46173. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rushville in?
Rush County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Rushville?
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 Rush 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: Rushville’s own website (cityofrushville.in.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.