Photo: Southern Illinois SKYWARN · Public domainLiving in Allendale, IL: what to set up and who to call
Allendale runs its own electric utility, City of Allendale. Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17 runs the public schools in Allendale.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Allendale, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Allendale.
Power comes from City of Allendale
City of Allendale (City of Allendale- (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Allendale.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Allendale water system
The Allendale water system supplies almost all of Allendale. It draws ground water and serves 458 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. IL1850050.
2 home internet providers serve Allendale
1% of 216 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 87% | 90/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Allendale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Allendale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Allendale is in Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Allendale is in ZIP code 62410
ZIP codes where Allendale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Allendale | ZIP’s residents in Allendale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62410 | Allendale, IL | 100% | 46% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Allendale
Who supplies Allendale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Allendale water system (EPA ID IL1850050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Allendale?
City of Allendale (City of Allendale- (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Allendale?
Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Allendale?
62410. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Allendale in?
Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17.
How do I register to vote in Allendale?
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 Wabash County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.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 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.