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The Allens Grove Township handbook

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

Most mail in Allens Grove Township goes to 62682 (86% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Allens Grove Township: the closest is Hopedale Hospital, 16 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allens Grove Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 45% of Ameren Illinois Company’s home customers do, and Ameren Illinois Company still delivers it.

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from San Jose water system

The San Jose water system supplies Allens Grove Township: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 479 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. IL1254840.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Allens Grove Township

77% of 303 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable59%1,000/50
ConxxusFiber53%8,000/8,000
MR Systems WirelessFixed wireless70%100/50
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless42%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless40%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless30%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Allens Grove Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Allens Grove Township.

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

Allens Grove Township kids go to
K–5Illini Central Grade Schoolin Mason City
6–8Illini Central Middle Schoolin Mason City
9–12Illini Central High Schoolin Mason City

Allens Grove Township is in Illini Central Community Unit School District 189.

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.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Allens Grove Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Allens Grove TownshipZIP’s residents in Allens Grove Township
62682San Jose, IL86%54%
62664Mason City, IL14%3%

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.

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

Questions about living in Allens Grove Township

Who supplies Allens Grove Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The San Jose water system (EPA ID IL1254840). 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 3.8 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Allens Grove Township?

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Allens Grove Township?

Mediacom Xtream, Conxxus, MR Systems Wireless, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Allens Grove Township?

62682 (86%), 62664 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Allens Grove Township in?

Illini Central Community Unit School District 189.

How do I register to vote in Allens Grove 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 Mason 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.