Photo: Andrew Latham · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Winona Lake, IN: what to set up and who to call
All of Winona Lake gets its mail under one ZIP code, 46590. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Winona Lake.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winona Lake, 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 Winona Lake.
Power comes from NIPSCO
NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Winona Lake. 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 Indiana American Water - Warsaw
Indiana American Water - Warsaw supplies Winona Lake: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 13,835 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5243030.
9 home internet providers serve Winona Lake
100% of 1,651 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 36% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Kosciusko Connect | Fiber | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 30% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 2% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Winona Lake is Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Winona Lake, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Thu or Fri)Look up your day on winonalake.in.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on winonalake.in.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From winonalake.in.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-24T14:40:46+00:00, 2026-10-14T17:34:00+00:00. 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.
Winona Lake is in Warsaw Community Schools.
B+School 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.
Winona Lake is in ZIP code 46590
ZIP codes where Winona Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winona Lake | ZIP’s residents in Winona Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46590 | Winona Lake, IN | 100% | 100% |
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 Winona Lake
Who supplies Winona Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Indiana American Water - Warsaw (EPA ID IN5243030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Winona Lake?
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 Winona Lake?
Xfinity, Brightspeed, Kosciusko Connect, Surf Internet, Metronet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winona Lake?
46590. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winona Lake in?
Warsaw Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Winona Lake?
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 Kosciusko 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: Winona Lake’s own website (winonalake.in.gov), read Oct 21, 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.