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The Alba Township handbook

Living in Alba Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Alba Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 61234 holds the most residents (83%). Only 19% of addresses in Alba Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alba Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCommonwealth Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 17.7¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers67% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Alba Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAnnawan Community Unit School District 226Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes61234, 61235, 61277Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Alba Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alba Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Alba Township

67% of 134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Henry County Telephone CompanyFixed wireless, Fiber, DSL58%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless61%500/100
T-MobileFixed wireless44%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless39%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Alba Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alba Township.

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

Alba Township kids go to
PK–8Annawan Grade Schoolin Annawan
9–12Annawan High Schoolin Annawan

Alba Township is in Annawan Community Unit School District 226.

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, electionsAlba Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHenry County ClerkElections here are run by Henry County (county election office). 307 West Center St., Cambridge, IL 61238 · (309) 937-3480 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alba Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Alba TownshipZIP’s residents in Alba Township
61234Annawan, IL83%12%
61235Atkinson, IL9%1%
61277Prophetstown, IL8%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomHammond Henry Hospital12.7 miles awayGet a library cardAnnawan-Alba Township Library200 North Meadow Lane, Suite 2 · (309) 935-6483

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Alba Township

Who provides electricity in Alba Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Alba Township?

Henry County Telephone Company, Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Alba Township?

61234 (83%), 61235 (9%), 61277 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alba Township in?

Annawan Community Unit School District 226.

How do I register to vote in Alba Township?

In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the Henry County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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 Sep 12, 2025 (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.