Rodent Control in Zionsville, Indiana

Zionsville was founded in 1852 around a depot on the Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad, and the town is named for William Zion, a director of that railroad. The village center has 19th-century cottages that residents restored in the 1950s and 1960s. Subdivisions spread out after 1970, and in 2016 the town annexed Perry Township and grew to about 71 square miles.

So Zionsville has a bit of everything. There are old cottages with old foundations, wooded subdivisions, and acreage with barns. Field mice from the woods and fields are a big part of the calls here.

Wooded Lots

Houses tucked into the trees have deer mice and white-footed mice living all around them. In the fall those mice move into garages, sheds and sometimes the house. Stack firewood away from the walls and off the ground. Check the garage and shed doors for gaps. Look in grill covers and stored cushions before you put them away.

Barns and Acreage

Properties with barns, horse feed or stored equipment draw both mice and Norway rats. Feed in metal bins with tight lids, spilled grain swept up, and equipment checked for nests before spring all help. A provider can set locked stations outside the barn and traps inside.

Village Cottages

The old homes near Main Street have the same issues as any 150-year-old house: stone foundations, small gaps everywhere, and basements nobody likes to go in. An inspection followed by sealing is the usual path.

Landmarks: Main St. · Lincoln Park · Eagle Creek · Zionsville Rd. · Perry Township · S.R. 334 (ZIP 46077)

Nearby areas: Broad Ripple, Irvington, Fountain Square, Lawrence, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Avon, Brownsburg, Plainfield, Greenwood.