Living in Blairsville, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Blairsville Pwd water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size reported none. Blairsville has no town government of its own, so Williamson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Herrin Community Unit School District 4.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blairsville, 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 Blairsville.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blairsville. 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.
Water comes from Blairsville Pwd water system
The Blairsville Pwd water system supplies Blairsville: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Cambria serves another 18%. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lakeside Pwd and Colp as sellers) and serves 807 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Dec 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, 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. IL1995350.
6 home internet providers serve Blairsville
97% of 121 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 87% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 6% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blairsville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blairsville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blairsville is in Herrin Community Unit School District 4.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Blairsville is unincorporated, so Williamson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Blairsville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blairsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blairsville | ZIP’s residents in Blairsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62918 | Carterville, IL | 93% | 2% |
| 62924 | De Soto, IL | 7% | 1% |
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 Blairsville
Who supplies Blairsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Blairsville Pwd water system (EPA ID IL1995350). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blairsville?
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 Blairsville?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, ClearWave, Verizon, Wisper, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blairsville?
62918 (93%), 62924 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blairsville in?
Herrin Community Unit School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Blairsville?
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 Williamson 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.