Living in Bluff Springs Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Bluff Springs Township goes to 62618 (72% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Fiber reaches 93% of addresses in Bluff Springs Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bluff Springs Township, 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 Bluff Springs Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bluff Springs 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.
6 home internet providers serve Bluff Springs Township
94% of 452 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Cable TV | Fiber, Fixed wireless, Cable | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Cass Telephone Company | Fiber | 29% | 100/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/6 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 21% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bluff Springs Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bluff Springs Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bluff Springs Township (88%) is in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15; parts are in Virginia Community Unit School District 64 (7%) and A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 (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.
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.
Bluff Springs Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bluff Springs Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bluff Springs Township | ZIP’s residents in Bluff Springs Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62618 | Beardstown, IL | 72% | 8% |
| 62691 | Virginia, IL | 19% | 7% |
| 62622 | Bluff Springs, IL | 9% | 100% |
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 Bluff Springs Township
Who provides electricity in Bluff Springs 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 Bluff Springs Township?
Cass Cable TV, Cass Telephone Company, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bluff Springs Township?
62618 (72%), 62691 (19%), 62622 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bluff Springs Township in?
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15. Parts of the city are in Virginia Community Unit School District 64 and A-C Central Community Unit School District 262.
How do I register to vote in Bluff Springs 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 Cass 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.