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The Chesterfield handbook

Living in Chesterfield, IL: what to set up and who to call

The Chesterfield water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3. 77% of systems its size reported none. Frontier is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Chesterfield.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chesterfield, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Chesterfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chesterfield. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Chesterfield water system

The Chesterfield water system supplies almost all of Chesterfield. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Macoupin County RWD as seller) and serves 184 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Dec 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. 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. IL1170200.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Chesterfield

99% of 105 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL74%115/7
NextlinkFixed wireless99%1,000/500
Royell CommunicationsFixed wireless94%25/5
WisperFixed wireless16%400/30

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Chesterfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chesterfield.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Chesterfield or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chesterfield kids go to
PK–2Carlinville Primary Schoolin Carlinville
3–5Carlinville Intermediate Schoolin Carlinville
6–8Carlinville Middle Schoolin Carlinville
9–12Carlinville High Schoolin Carlinville

Chesterfield is in Carlinville Community Unit School District 1.

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Chesterfield is in ZIP code 62630

ZIP codes where Chesterfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChesterfieldZIP’s residents in Chesterfield
62630Chesterfield, IL100%36%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Chesterfield

Who supplies Chesterfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Chesterfield water system (EPA ID IL1170200). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3. 77% 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 Chesterfield?

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 Chesterfield?

Frontier, Nextlink, Royell Communications, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chesterfield?

62630. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chesterfield in?

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Chesterfield?

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 Macoupin 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.