Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in St. Paul, IN: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for St. Paul Municipal Water. Almost every address in St. Paul can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Paul, 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 St. Paul.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Paul. 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 St. Paul Municipal Water
St. Paul Municipal Water supplies almost all of St. Paul. It draws ground water and serves 1,096 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), the latest beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2025: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. IN5216004.
3 home internet providers serve St. Paul
100% of 423 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 14% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in St. Paul
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in St. Paul, from the town’s own site.
St. Paul Trash Dumpster and Burn Site
- Wed3 pm–7 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Steel cans
- Aluminum cans
- Glass bottles (all colors)
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Cardboard
From stpaulin.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of St. Paul (93%) is in Decatur County Community Schools; parts are in Shelby Eastern Schools (7%).
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
St. Paul is in ZIP code 47272
ZIP codes where St. Paul residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Paul | ZIP’s residents in St. Paul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47272 | Saint Paul, IN | 100% | 52% |
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 St. Paul
Who supplies St. Paul’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
St. Paul Municipal Water (EPA ID IN5216004). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Paul?
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 St. Paul?
Xfinity, TDS Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Paul?
47272. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Paul in?
Decatur County Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Shelby Eastern Schools.
How do I register to vote in St. Paul?
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 Decatur 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: St. Paul’s own website (stpaulin.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.