Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Troy Township, IN: what to set up and who to call
Troy Township runs its own electric utility, City of Troy. For home internet, most of Troy Township can choose between Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative and Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Troy 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 Troy Township.
Power comes from City of Troy
City of Troy (City of Troy - (IN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Troy Township.
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 Troy Township: about 66% of residents live in its service area. Cannelton Utilities serves another 15%. About 14% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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 Troy Township
98% of 5,688 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/100 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 81% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 21% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 34% | 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.
We don’t have Troy Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Troy Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Troy Township (96%) is in Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation; parts are in Cannelton City Schools (4%).
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.
Troy Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Troy Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Troy Township | ZIP’s residents in Troy Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47586 | Tell City, IN | 76% | 83% |
| 47520 | Cannelton, IN | 21% | 78% |
| 47588 | Troy, IN | 3% | 59% |
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 Troy Township
Who supplies Troy Township’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 Troy Township?
City of Troy (City of Troy - (IN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Troy Township?
Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Watch Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Troy Township?
47586 (76%), 47520 (21%), 47588 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Troy Township in?
Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation. Parts of the city are in Cannelton City Schools.
How do I register to vote in Troy 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 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: 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.