Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainLiving in Shadeland, IN: what to set up and who to call
All of Shadeland gets its mail under one ZIP code, 47909. Most homes in Shadeland have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and Tipmont Rural Electric Membership.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shadeland, 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 Shadeland.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shadeland. 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 Shadeland Mobile Home Park
Shadeland Mobile Home Park supplies Shadeland: about 11% of residents live in its service area. Lafayette Water Works serves another 8%. About 79% 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 200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IN5279017.
10 home internet providers serve Shadeland
100% of 885 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 59% | 1,200/35 |
| Tipmont Rural Electric Membership | Fiber | 56% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 26% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Wintek | Fiber | 24% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 17% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 17% | 5,120/5,120 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shadeland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shadeland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shadeland is in Tippecanoe School Corporation.
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shadeland is in ZIP code 47909
ZIP codes where Shadeland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shadeland | ZIP’s residents in Shadeland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47909 | Lafayette, IN | 100% | 4% |
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 Shadeland
Who supplies Shadeland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shadeland Mobile Home Park (EPA ID IN5279017). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shadeland?
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 Shadeland?
Xfinity, Tipmont Rural Electric Membership, Frontier, Wintek, TDS Telecom, Metronet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shadeland?
47909. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shadeland in?
Tippecanoe School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Shadeland?
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 Tippecanoe County Board of Elections & Voter Registration. 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.