Living in Smith Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Smith Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 47612 holds the most residents (69%). The ER is a drive from Smith Township: the closest is Gibson General Hospital, 15.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Smith Township, 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 Smith Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Smith 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.
Water comes from Cynthiana Water Works
Cynthiana Water Works supplies Smith Township: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 51% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists German Township Water District Inc. as seller) and serves 699 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 2000–Dec 2002, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. IN5265004.
7 home internet providers serve Smith Township
94% of 529 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 42% | 10/1 |
| Mainstream Fiber Networks | Fiber | 22% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 62% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Smith Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smith Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Smith Township is in North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District.
ASchool 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Smith Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Smith Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Smith Township | ZIP’s residents in Smith Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47612 | Cynthiana, IN | 69% | 89% |
| 47633 | Poseyville, IN | 31% | 14% |
A few homes fall in 47638.
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 Smith Township
Who supplies Smith Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cynthiana Water Works (EPA ID IN5265004). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Smith 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 Smith Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Mainstream Fiber Networks, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Smith Township?
47612 (69%), 47633 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Smith Township in?
North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District.
How do I register to vote in Smith 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 Posey 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.