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The Sugar Creek Township handbook

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

Sugar Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 47859 holds the most residents (57%). The ER is a drive from Sugar Creek Township: the closest is Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, 18.7 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sugar Creek Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerDuke Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.0¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sugar Creek Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolNorth Central Parke Community School CorporationWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes47859, 47832Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sugar Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sugar Creek 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Sugar Creek Township

88% of 163 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber86%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL10%25/3
BloomingdaleHomeTelephoneCoIncDSL4%10/1

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sugar Creek Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugar Creek Township.

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

Sugar Creek Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Parke Heritage Middle Schoolin Marshall
9–12Parke Heritage High Schoolin Rockville

Sugar Creek Township is in North Central Parke 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSugar Creek Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereParke County ClerkElections here are run by Parke County (county election office). 116 W High St, Rm 204, Rockville, IN 47872-1781 · (765) 569-5132 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeindianavoters.in.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sugar Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sugar Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Sugar Creek Township
47859Marshall, IN57%16%
47832Bloomingdale, IN43%14%

A few homes fall in 47952.

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.

Nearest emergency roomFranciscan Health Crawfordsville18.7 miles awayGet a library cardKingman-Millcreek Public Library123 East State Street · (765) 397-3138

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Sugar Creek Township

Who provides electricity in Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek Township?

Spectrum, AT&T, BloomingdaleHomeTelephoneCoInc (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sugar Creek Township?

47859 (57%), 47832 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sugar Creek Township in?

North Central Parke Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Sugar Creek 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 Parke County Clerk. Check your registration at indianavoters.in.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.