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Living in Bay View Gardens, IL: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Bay View Gardens: County of Woodford School and Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2. The nearest emergency room is in town: Saint Francis Medical Center.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bay View Gardens’ trash rules yetMore →SchoolCounty of Woodford School and Riverview Consolidated Community 2 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code61611Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bay View Gardens.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bay View Gardens. 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

3 home internet providers serve Bay View Gardens

99% of 165 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable99%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL33%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless84%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 Bay View Gardens’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bay View Gardens.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bay View Gardens 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.

Bay View Gardens kids go to
PK–8Riverview Elem Schoolin East Peoria
9–12Metamora High Schoolin Metamora

Bay View Gardens is in two districts that split the grades: County of Woodford School and Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2.

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, electionsBay View Gardens’ government in one page
Who runs elections hereWoodford County ClerkElections here are run by Woodford County (county election office). 115 North Main St., Rm 202, Eureka, IL 61530 · (309) 467-2822 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bay View Gardens is in ZIP code 61611

ZIP codes where Bay View Gardens residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bay View GardensZIP’s residents in Bay View Gardens
61611East Peoria, IL100%1%
Area code309Wikidata

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 roomSaint Francis Medical CenterIn PeoriaGet a library cardPeoria Heights Public Library816 East Glen Avenue · (309) 682-5578

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

Questions about living in Bay View Gardens

Who provides electricity in Bay View Gardens?

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 Bay View Gardens?

Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bay View Gardens?

61611. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bay View Gardens in?

County of Woodford School and Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2.

How do I register to vote in Bay View Gardens?

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 Woodford 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.