Where Austin Lakes sits in Avon
The Town of Avon keeps a zoning index of its subdivisions, and Austin Lakes appears in it twice: sections 1 to 6, zoned R-3, and sections 7 to 14. That is fourteen platted sections under one name, which makes it a real and sizable neighborhood rather than a street label. It shares the 46123 ZIP code with the rest of Avon.
Real estate listings tagged Austin Lakes show addresses on Austin Drive, Nicole Boulevard, Bayshore Lane and Watercrest Way. We have not found a published boundary map, so treat those streets as anchors and not as edges. If you are unsure whether your address is covered, call the line and ask.
What the housing looks like
A small sample of Austin Lakes listings shows single-family houses built between 1992 and 1998, mostly three bedrooms with two bathrooms, from about 1,400 to about 2,550 square feet on lots of roughly a quarter to a third of an acre. Two of the six were listed as waterfront. That sample is a handful of listings, not a survey, so it describes the pattern and not every house.
The practical meaning is simple. A house from the 1990s has been in service for roughly 28 to 34 years. Water heaters, toilet fill valves, supply stops and faucet cartridges wear out with use, whatever the pipes are made of. The useful question is what is actually installed in your house. A plumber can read that in a few minutes on site.
Common calls and where they lead
These are the situations that usually bring a call from a neighborhood of this age. The right-hand column points to the service page that explains the work.
| What you notice | First thing to check | Related service |
|---|---|---|
| A tub or shower drains slowly, then gurgles | Run a second fixture and see if both slow down | Drain cleaning |
| Hot water runs out fast or the tank is dripping | Look at the base of the tank and the relief valve line | Water heater repair |
| A damp patch or musty smell with no visible source | Check the water meter with every fixture off | Leak detection |
| Several fixtures back up at once | Note which drain backs up first and stop using water | Sewer line cleaning |
Water on the floor or a drain backing up in Austin Lakes? Call the line and describe what you see.
☎ Call (317) 740-1302Water, scale and the service line
Avon's utilities page names Citizens Water as the water provider and West Central Conservatory District for sewer. Citizens publishes system-wide hardness of about 19 grains per gallon, but the number differs by treatment plant, so request the figure for your own address. Scale from hard water builds on heating elements and aerators over many years, and a softener is one answer owners ask about.
Citizens also says the service line from the main to the building belongs to the property owner. If you plan work near the street side of your lot, call 811 before anyone digs. Sewer and water questions at a specific address are best confirmed with the utilities themselves.
Living near the water
Many Austin Lakes lots sit close to a pond or lake. These habits help any home on a lot like that.
Know the main shutoff
Find it now, and make sure everyone in the house can turn it. A frozen or failed supply line is far less costly when the water is off within a minute.
Test the sump pump
If your house has a pit and pump, pour in a bucket of water each season and watch it start and empty. A failed pump is covered under sump pump repair.
Aim downspouts and drains away
Roof water that pools against the foundation ends up where you do not want it. This is a drainage habit, not a claim that any particular lot floods.
Photograph the label on your heater
The date and model on the tank tell a plumber what you own before they arrive, which speeds up a water heater replacement decision.
Call the line right away if
Any one of these is worth a call at any hour.
- Water is running and you cannot stop it at the fixture or the main
- Wastewater is coming up in a tub, shower or floor drain
- The water heater is leaking from the tank or smells of gas or burning
- You hear water running when every fixture is off
- A ceiling stain is spreading or dripping
Codes, licensing and 811
Plumbing work in Indiana follows the state plumbing code (675 IAC 16), and the Indiana Plumbing Commission licenses plumbing contractors and journeyman plumbers. You can check any plumber through the license lookup at mylicense.in.gov before work starts, and you should call 811 before any digging.
Codes and standards decide what is allowed on a given job, so ask which ones apply to yours.
Questions Austin Lakes homeowners ask
We take calls from Austin Lakes, which the Town of Avon lists in sections 1 to 6 and 7 to 14. Because we have no published boundary map, give the dispatcher your street and they will confirm that the address is in range.
Yes. Calls to (317) 740-1302 are picked up at all hours, weekends and holidays included. Same-day visits are offered when the schedule allows, but no arrival time is named.
We would not say so without looking. Listings show many houses built in the 1990s, but age alone does not tell you what material is in a wall. A plumber can identify yours on site.
The Town of Avon lists Citizens Water for water and West Central Conservatory District for sewer. Citizens publishes an annual water quality report, and it can give hardness for your address.
Indiana licenses plumbing contractors and journeyman plumbers through the Indiana Plumbing Commission. Look up a license at mylicense.in.gov, and ask the Avon Planning and Building Department whether your job needs a permit.