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The Appanoose Township handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Appanoose Township: Illini West High School District 307 and Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325. The closest public drop-off to Appanoose Township is GRRWA Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Appanoose 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 Appanoose Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Appanoose 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Appanoose Township

42% of 290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL51%90/5
MTC CommunicationsFiber24%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless49%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless12%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Appanoose Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.3 mi from the center of Appanoose Township

GRRWA Recycling Center

This isn’t Appanoose Township’s own facility. Whether Appanoose Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Appanoose Township kids go to
PK–8Nauvoo Elem SchoolNauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
9–12Illini West High Schoolin Carthage

Appanoose Township is in two districts that split the grades: Illini West High School District 307 and Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325.

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

Appanoose Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Appanoose TownshipZIP’s residents in Appanoose Township
62358Niota, IL75%48%
62354Nauvoo, IL25%8%

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 Appanoose Township

Who provides electricity in Appanoose 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 Appanoose Township?

Frontier, MTC Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Appanoose Township?

62358 (75%), 62354 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Appanoose Township in?

Illini West High School District 307 and Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325.

How do I register to vote in Appanoose 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 Hancock 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.