Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Silver Lake, IN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Silver Lake comes from Kosciusko County Rural E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Almost every address in Silver Lake can get fiber (98%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake.
Power comes from Kosciusko County Rural E M C
Kosciusko County Rural E M C (Kosciusko County Rural E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Silver Lake. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 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 Silver Lake Water Works
Silver Lake Water Works supplies Silver Lake: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 1,030 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. IN5243021.
7 home internet providers serve Silver Lake
100% of 517 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 7,000/7,000 |
| RTC Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kosciusko Connect | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Silver Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Silver Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Silver Lake is in Warsaw Community Schools.
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.
Silver Lake is in ZIP code 46982
ZIP codes where Silver Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Silver Lake | ZIP’s residents in Silver Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46982 | Silver Lake, IN | 100% | 34% |
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 Silver Lake
Who supplies Silver Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Silver Lake Water Works (EPA ID IN5243021). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Silver Lake?
Kosciusko County Rural E M C (Kosciusko County Rural E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Silver Lake?
Xfinity, Frontier, RTC Communications, Kosciusko Connect, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Silver Lake?
46982. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Silver Lake in?
Warsaw Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Silver Lake?
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 Kosciusko 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.