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The Smyrna Township handbook

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

Most mail in Smyrna Township goes to 47250 (85% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For home internet, most of Smyrna Township can choose between Frontier and Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Smyrna 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 Smyrna Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Smyrna 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 Madison Water Department

Madison Water Department supplies Smyrna Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 15,323 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. IN5239006.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Smyrna Township

77% of 491 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL62%90/5
SpectrumFiber, Cable51%1,000/1,000
Southeastern Indiana REMCFiber31%1,000/1,000
Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone CooperativeFiber7%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless29%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless9%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 Smyrna Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smyrna Township.

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

Smyrna Township kids go to
PK–5Southwestern Elementary Schoolin Hanover
6–8Southwestern Middle Schoolin Hanover
9–12Southwestern High Schoolin Hanover

Smyrna Township is in Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools.

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 Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Smyrna Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Smyrna TownshipZIP’s residents in Smyrna Township
47250Madison, IN85%4%
47230Deputy, IN15%8%

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 Smyrna Township

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

Madison Water Department (EPA ID IN5239006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Smyrna 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 Smyrna Township?

Frontier, Spectrum, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Smyrna Township?

47250 (85%), 47230 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Smyrna Township in?

Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools.

How do I register to vote in Smyrna 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 Jefferson County Voter Registration Office. 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.