Photo: Henry the heron at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Tell City, IN: what to set up and who to call
Tell City runs its own electric utility, City of Tell City. For emergencies, Tell City is closest to Perry County Memorial Hospital, 2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tell City, 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 Tell City.
Power comes from City of Tell City
City of Tell City (City of Tell City - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Tell City.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Tell City Water Department
Tell City Water Department supplies almost all of Tell City. It draws ground water and serves 9,315 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. IN5262004.
6 home internet providers serve Tell City
100% of 3,414 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 23% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 49% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Tell City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tell City, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check tellcity.in.gov →
From tellcity.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Tell City is in Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation.
BSchool 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.
Tell City is in ZIP code 47586
ZIP codes where Tell City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tell City | ZIP’s residents in Tell City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47586 | Tell City, IN | 100% | 68% |
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 Tell City
Who supplies Tell City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tell City Water Department (EPA ID IN5262004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tell City?
City of Tell City (City of Tell City - (IN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Tell City?
Xfinity, Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, AT&T, T-Mobile, Watch Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tell City?
47586. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tell City in?
Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation.
How do I register to vote in Tell City?
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 Perry 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: Tell City’s own website (tellcity.in.gov), read Oct 23, 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.