February 21, 2008

Utilities

Which company provides utility services for a given residence or business in Wells County can become somewhat confusing. There are no less than four electricity providers, five telephone companies and two natural gas providers that do business in Wells County.
If you live within Bluffton, Ossian, Markle, Uniondale, Poneto, Vera Cruz or Zanesville, consult those community listings for water, sewage and waste disposal services.
Herewith is a listing of other utlity services in the county:
ELECTRICITY
• Bluffton Utilities - Services the city of Bluffton with an eastern and a western spur into the rural areas.
• United REMC - Services rural Wells County
Office is located at 4563 E. Markle Rd., Huntington (just west of I-69 on US 224). Mailing address: PO Box 605, Huntington IN 46750.
For customer service: 1-800-542-6339
• Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) - Services the communities of: Ossian, Poneto, Reiffsburg, Uniondale, Tocsin, Craigville, Liberty Center, Vera Cruz and Kingsland
Office is located at One Summit Square, downtown Fort Wayne. Mailing address: PO Box 60, Fort Wayne IN 46801.
For customer service: 1-800-311-4634
• Jay County REMC - Services a portion of SE Wells and Adams counties, in addition to all of Jay County.
Office is located at Highway 67 and Tyson Road, Portland. Mailing address: PO Box 904, Portland IN 47671.
For customer service: 1-800-835-7362

TELEPHONE
Service providers within the county are:
• AdamsWells Telecom (Craigville Telephone Co.) - Services city of Bluffton, Craigville area and east-central Wells County
Office is located at 2351 N. Main St. (SR 301), Craigville. Mailing address: PO Box 38, Craigville IN 46731.
For customer service: (260) 565-3131 or 622-6270
• AT&T (formerly SBC) - Services city of Bluffton and west central Wells County
Residential repair service: 800-868-9696
Customer Service: Residential, 800-288-2020; Business, 800-660-3000.
• Citizens Telephone Co. - Services the Liberty Center and Poneto areas in southern Wells County
Office is located at 426 N. Wayne St., Warren. The mailing address PO Box 533, Warren IN 46792
Customer service, call (260) 375-2111
• Embarq (formerly Sprint) - Services a portion of northern Wells County (Tocsin area and west along US 224), the Petroleum area and a southeast portion of Wells County.
For customer service: Residential, 1-888-723-8010; Business: 1-800-786-6272; Repair: 1-800-788-3600.
• Verizon North - Services Ossian, Uniondale and Markle areas
For customer service phone: (Business) 1-800-483-5000; (Residential) 1-800-483-4000; Repair: (Business): 800-483-2000, (Residential) 1-800-483-1000

NATURAL GAS
• Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) - services Bluffton and most of Wells County
The office and mailing address is: 801 E 86th Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410
Customer Service Telephone: 800-464-7726.
Emergency Gas Leaks: 800-634-3524
• Vectren (formerly Indiana Gas Co.) - Services the Poneto and Markle areas in Wells Co. in addition to Blackford and Huntington Counties.
Office is located at One Vectren Square, Evansville, IN 47708.
Customer Service Telephone: 800-227-1376
Emergency Gas Leaks: 800-227-1376

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
• Adams Wells Internet, (260) 565-3131
• Citznet.com, (260) 375-2111
• OnlyInternet.net, (260) 824-9612

MISCELLANEOUS
Buckeye Pipe Line   800-523-9420
    24-Hr. Emergency gas leaks   800-331-4115
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line   713-989-7000
24-Hr. Emergency gas leaks   800-225-3913