Living in Bethany, IL: what to set up and who to call
Bethany runs its own electric utility, Village of Bethany. Tap water in Bethany comes from the Bethany water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% 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 Bethany, 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 Bethany.
Power comes from Village of Bethany
Village of Bethany (Village of Bethany - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Bethany.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bethany water system
The Bethany water system supplies almost all of Bethany. It draws ground water and serves 1,475 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, 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. IL1390100.
5 home internet providers serve Bethany
100% of 610 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 88% | 10/1 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 85% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Shawnee Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 69% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bethany
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bethany, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageofbethany.com →
From villageofbethany.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bethany is in Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302.
C−School gradeSee 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.
Bethany is in ZIP code 61914
ZIP codes where Bethany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethany | ZIP’s residents in Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61914 | Bethany, IL | 100% | 68% |
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 Bethany
Who supplies Bethany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bethany water system (EPA ID IL1390100). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethany?
Village of Bethany (Village of Bethany - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bethany?
Sparklight, Frontier, Conxxus, Shawnee Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethany?
61914. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethany in?
Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302.
How do I register to vote in Bethany?
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 Moultrie 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: Bethany’s own website (villageofbethany.com), read Oct 23, 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.