Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Living in Bureau Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Bureau Township: Princeton High School District 500 and Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340. For emergencies, Bureau Township is closest to OSF Saint Clare Medical Center, 8.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bureau 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 Bureau Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bureau 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.
Which providers serve Bureau Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Bureau Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Bureau Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bureau Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bureau Township is in two districts that split the grades: Princeton High School District 500 and Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340.
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.
Bureau Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bureau Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bureau Township | ZIP’s residents in Bureau Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61356 | Princeton, IL | 75% | 2% |
| 61376 | Walnut, IL | 25% | 3% |
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 Bureau Township
Who provides electricity in Bureau Township?
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Bureau Township?
61356 (75%), 61376 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bureau Township in?
Princeton High School District 500 and Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340. Parts of the city are in Princeton Elementary School District 115.
How do I register to vote in Bureau 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 Bureau 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): pending.