Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Shirley, IN: what to set up and who to call
All of Shirley gets its mail under one ZIP code, 47384. Central Indiana Communications and Xfinity wire most of Shirley, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shirley, 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 Shirley.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shirley. 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 Shirley Municipal Water
Shirley Municipal Water supplies almost all of Shirley. It draws ground water and serves 960 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. IN5233013.
8 home internet providers serve Shirley
100% of 400 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiana Communications | Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 80% | 90/5 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shirley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shirley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Shirley (76%) is in Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation; parts are in C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation (24%).
Test scores and every school: see 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shirley is in ZIP code 47384
ZIP codes where Shirley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shirley | ZIP’s residents in Shirley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47384 | Shirley, IN | 100% | 42% |
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 Shirley
Who supplies Shirley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shirley Municipal Water (EPA ID IN5233013). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shirley?
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 Shirley?
Central Indiana Communications, Xfinity, Frontier, Watch Communications, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shirley?
47384. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shirley in?
Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation. Parts of the city are in C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Shirley?
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 Hancock 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.