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The Arrowsmith handbook

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

Monday is trash day in Arrowsmith; Republic Services collects. Tap water in Arrowsmith comes from the Arrowsmith water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Arrowsmith, 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 Arrowsmith.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arrowsmith. 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 Arrowsmith water system

The Arrowsmith water system supplies almost all of Arrowsmith. It draws ground water and serves 315 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IL1130100.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Arrowsmith

100% of 136 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL85%10/1
Wireless Data NetFixed wireless100%400/25
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless94%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless57%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless30%700/300
AT&TFixed wireless26%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Arrowsmith is Monday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Arrowsmith, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homearrowsmithil.gov
Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecycling Information (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookSchedule by emailing Republic Services with your address, phone number and item description; two bulk items per residence every two weeks; no building materials, paints, batteries or electronics

From arrowsmithil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Arrowsmith kids go to
PK–5Ridgeview Elementary Schoolin Colfax
6–8Ridgeview Jr High Schoolin Colfax
9–12Ridgeview High Schoolin Colfax

Arrowsmith is in Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19.

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

Arrowsmith is in ZIP code 61722

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ArrowsmithZIP’s residents in Arrowsmith
61722Arrowsmith, IL100%50%

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 Arrowsmith

Who supplies Arrowsmith’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Arrowsmith water system (EPA ID IL1130100). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Arrowsmith?

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 Arrowsmith?

Frontier, Wireless Data Net, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Arrowsmith?

61722. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Arrowsmith in?

Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19.

How do I register to vote in Arrowsmith?

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 McLean 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: Arrowsmith’s own website (arrowsmithil.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.