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The Versailles handbook

Living in Versailles, IN: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Versailles is in ZIP code 47042. For an emergency, Margaret Mary Community Hospital is the closest ER, 16.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Versailles.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Versailles Water Works

Versailles Water Works supplies almost all of Versailles. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Hoosier Hills Regional Water District as seller) and serves 2,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 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. IN5269006.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Versailles

100% of 867 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
FrontierDSL79%45/3
Airwave NetworksFiber, Fixed wireless17%2,000/2,000
Miles CommunicationsFiber15%1,000/1,000
Southeastern Indiana REMCFiber6%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Versailles’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Versailles.

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

Versailles kids go to
PK–6South Ripley Elementary SchoolSouth Ripley Community School Corporation
7–8South Ripley Junior High SchoolSouth Ripley Community School Corporation
9–12South Ripley High SchoolSouth Ripley Community School Corporation

Versailles is in South Ripley Community School Corporation.

B+School gradeSee 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Versailles is in ZIP code 47042

ZIP codes where Versailles residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of VersaillesZIP’s residents in Versailles
47042Versailles, IN100%50%

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.

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

Questions about living in Versailles

Who supplies Versailles’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Versailles Water Works (EPA ID IN5269006). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Versailles?

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 Versailles?

Xfinity, Frontier, Airwave Networks, Miles Communications, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Versailles?

47042. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Versailles in?

South Ripley Community School Corporation.

How do I register to vote in Versailles?

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 Ripley 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.