Living in Stroh, IN: what to set up and who to call
Stroh spans 3 ZIP codes; 46789 holds the most residents (54%). Almost every address in Stroh can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stroh, 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 Stroh.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stroh. Its homes paid an average of 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 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 Hudson Water Works
Hudson Water Works supplies Stroh: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Ashley Water Department as seller) and serves 518 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. IN5276022.
7 home internet providers serve Stroh
100% of 144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange County REMC Broadband | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 35% | 10/1 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 25/5 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 80% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| Lakeland Internet | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stroh’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stroh.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stroh is in Prairie Heights Community School Corporation.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Stroh is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stroh spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stroh residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stroh | ZIP’s residents in Stroh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46789 | Stroh, IN | 54% | 100% |
| 46761 | Lagrange, IN | 33% | 0% |
| 46747 | Hudson, IN | 12% | 1% |
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 Stroh
Who supplies Stroh’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hudson Water Works (EPA ID IN5276022). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stroh?
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stroh?
LaGrange County REMC Broadband, Brightspeed, MetaLINK, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, Lakeland Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stroh?
46789 (54%), 46761 (33%), 46747 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stroh in?
Prairie Heights Community School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Stroh?
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 LaGrange 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.