Photo: Stolehome · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Canton, IL: what to set up and who to call
All of Canton gets its mail under one ZIP code, 61520. Canton Union School District 66 runs the public schools in Canton.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canton, 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 Canton.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Canton. 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 Canton water system
The Canton water system supplies almost all of Canton. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 16,748 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 74% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. IL0570250.
6 home internet providers serve Canton
100% of 5,387 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Mid Century Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Canton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Canton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cantonillinois.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Fulton County Health Department
700 E. Oak Street
From cantonillinois.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-02-01, 2026-08-21. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Canton is in Canton Union School District 66.
C+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.
Canton is in ZIP code 61520
ZIP codes where Canton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canton | ZIP’s residents in Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61520 | Canton, IL | 100% | 82% |
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 Canton
Who supplies Canton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Canton water system (EPA ID IL0570250). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Canton?
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 Canton?
Xfinity, Mid Century Telephone Cooperative, AT&T, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Canton?
61520. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canton in?
Canton Union School District 66.
How do I register to vote in Canton?
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 Fulton 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: Canton’s own website (cantonillinois.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.