Living in Buck Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Buck Township goes to 61949 (67% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Wired internet is thin in Buck Township: the FCC’s map has 56% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buck 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 Buck Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buck 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.
4 home internet providers serve Buck Township
66% of 144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 49% | 10/1 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 66% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Buck Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buck Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Buck Township (60%) is in Shiloh Community Unit School District 1; parts are in Paris Community Unit School District 4 (34%) and Kansas Community Unit School District 3 (5%).
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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Buck Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Buck Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buck Township | ZIP’s residents in Buck Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61949 | Redmon, IL | 67% | 99% |
| 61944 | Paris, IL | 29% | 1% |
| 61917 | Brocton, IL | 4% | 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 Buck Township
Who provides electricity in Buck 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 Buck Township?
Frontier, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Buck Township?
61949 (67%), 61944 (29%), 61917 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buck Township in?
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1. Parts of the city are in Paris Community Unit School District 4 and Kansas Community Unit School District 3.
How do I register to vote in Buck 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 Edgar 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.