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The Sheffield Township handbook

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

Sheffield Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 47905 holds the most residents (60%). Tippecanoe School Corporation runs the public schools in Sheffield Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sheffield 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 Sheffield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sheffield 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Dayton Water Utility

Dayton Water Utility supplies Sheffield Township: about 30% of residents live in its service area. About 70% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Lafayette Water Works as seller) and serves 1,420 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. IN5279021.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Sheffield Township

100% of 1,687 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mulberry Cooperative Telephone CompanyFiber92%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable44%1,200/35
Tipmont Rural Electric MembershipFiber28%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL7%115/7
VerizonFixed wireless82%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless55%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 Sheffield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sheffield Township.

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

Sheffield Township kids go to
K–5Dayton Elementary SchoolTippecanoe School Corporation
6–8Wainwright Middle SchoolTippecanoe School Corporation
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Sheffield Township 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.

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

Sheffield Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sheffield TownshipZIP’s residents in Sheffield Township
47905Lafayette, IN60%6%
47941Dayton, IN34%100%
47909Lafayette, IN6%0%
46058Mulberry, IN1%2%

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 Sheffield Township

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

Dayton Water Utility (EPA ID IN5279021). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sheffield 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 Sheffield Township?

Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Xfinity, Tipmont Rural Electric Membership, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sheffield Township?

47905 (60%), 47941 (34%), 47909 (6%), 46058 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sheffield Township in?

Tippecanoe School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Sheffield 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 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.