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The Zanesville handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, LLC water system, which supplies Zanesville. The nearest library is Roanoke Public Library, 6.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Zanesville, 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 Zanesville.

Electricity

Power comes from Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Zanesville. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, LLC water system

The Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, LLC water system supplies Zanesville: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 45 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile4.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. IN5290003.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Zanesville

100% of 278 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber98%2,000/2,000
FrontierDSL82%90/5
TWN CommunicationsFiber69%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless94%300/20
Mercury FiberFixed wireless92%150/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless68%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Zanesville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Zanesville.

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

Zanesville kids go to
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Zanesville (64%) is in Northern Wells Community Schools; parts are in Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District (36%).

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, electionsZanesville’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWells County Circuit Court ClerkElections here are run by Wells County (county election office). Most of Zanesville (80%) votes here; the rest in Allen County (20%). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check indianavoters.in.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Zanesville spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ZanesvilleZIP’s residents in Zanesville
46799Zanesville, IN77%100%
46770Markle, IN20%4%
46783Roanoke, IN3%0%
Area code260Wikidata

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 Zanesville

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

The Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, LLC water system (EPA ID IN5290003). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Zanesville?

Indiana Michigan Power (Indiana Michigan Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Zanesville?

Xfinity, Frontier, TWN Communications, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Zanesville?

46799 (77%), 46770 (20%), 46783 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Zanesville in?

Northern Wells Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District.

How do I register to vote in Zanesville?

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 Wells 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.