Photo: Ron Frazier · CC BY 2.0Living in Bushnell, IL: what to set up and who to call
Bushnell runs its own electric utility, City of Bushnell. Tap water in Bushnell comes from the Bushnell water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bushnell, 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 Bushnell.
Power comes from City of Bushnell
City of Bushnell (City of Bushnell - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves 96.9% of Bushnell residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bushnell water system
The Bushnell water system supplies almost all of Bushnell. It draws ground water and serves 2,972 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. 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. IL1090150.
6 home internet providers serve Bushnell
100% of 1,421 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LogonixCorporation | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 90/30 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 80% | 10/1 |
| MTC Communications | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bushnell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bushnell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bushnell is in Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170.
DSchool 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.
Bushnell is in ZIP code 61422
ZIP codes where Bushnell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bushnell | ZIP’s residents in Bushnell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61422 | Bushnell, IL | 100% | 88% |
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 Bushnell
Who supplies Bushnell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bushnell water system (EPA ID IL1090150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bushnell?
City of Bushnell (City of Bushnell - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bushnell?
LogonixCorporation, Xfinity, Frontier, MTC Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bushnell?
61422. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bushnell in?
Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170.
How do I register to vote in Bushnell?
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 McDonough 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.