Living in Burgess Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Pocahontas water system, which supplies Burgess Township. Two school districts split the grades in Burgess Township: Central Community High School District 71 and Bond County Community Unit School District 2.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burgess 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 Burgess Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burgess 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.
Water comes from Pocahontas water system
The Pocahontas water system supplies Burgess Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. Bond/Madison Water Company serves another 16%. Country View Mhc serves another 12%. St Rose Pwd serves another 10%. About 61% 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 Bond/Madison Water Company as seller) and serves 697 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. IL0050200.
6 home internet providers serve Burgess Township
88% of 1,168 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 66% | 90/5 |
| Allpoint NetworX | Fiber, Cable | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 45% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 31% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Burgess Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burgess Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Burgess Township is in two districts that split the grades: Central Community High School District 71 and Bond County Community Unit School District 2.
A−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.
Burgess Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burgess Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burgess Township | ZIP’s residents in Burgess Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62275 | Pocahontas, IL | 85% | 54% |
| 62273 | Pierron, IL | 12% | 100% |
| 62246 | Greenville, IL | 3% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 62249.
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 Burgess Township
Who supplies Burgess Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pocahontas water system (EPA ID IL0050200). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burgess 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 Burgess Township?
Frontier, Allpoint NetworX, Wisper, Verizon, GigFire, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burgess Township?
62275 (85%), 62273 (12%), 62246 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burgess Township in?
Central Community High School District 71 and Bond County Community Unit School District 2. Parts of the city are in Highland Community Unit School District 5 and Breese School District 12.
How do I register to vote in Burgess 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 Bond 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.