Living in Sterling Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Sterling Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 47118 holds the most residents (97%). For an emergency, Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital is the closest ER, 16 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sterling 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 Sterling Township.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sterling 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 English Water Works
English Water Works supplies Sterling Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Grantsburg Rural Water Company serves another 11%. About 66% 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 Patoka Lake Regional Water as seller) and serves 886 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IN5213002.
6 home internet providers serve Sterling Township
57% of 839 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 59% | 45/3 |
| Mainstream Fiber Networks | Fiber | 44% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 19% | 1,000/50 |
| Orange County REMC | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sterling Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sterling Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sterling Township is in Crawford County Community School Corporation.
CSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sterling Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sterling Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sterling Township | ZIP’s residents in Sterling Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47118 | English, IN | 97% | 48% |
| 47140 | Marengo, IN | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 47175.
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 Sterling Township
Who supplies Sterling Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
English Water Works (EPA ID IN5213002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sterling 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 Sterling Township?
Frontier, Mainstream Fiber Networks, Sparklight, Orange County REMC, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sterling Township?
47118 (97%), 47140 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sterling Township in?
Crawford County Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Sterling 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 Crawford 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.