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The Dallas City Township handbook

Living in Dallas City Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Dallas City Township: Illini West High School District 307 and Dallas Elementary School District 327. Fort Madison Public Library, 8.9 miles away, is the closest library to Dallas City Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dallas City Township, 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 Dallas City Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Dallas City water system

The Dallas City water system supplies Dallas City Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Dallas Rural Water District as seller) and serves 788 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. IL0674300.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Dallas City Township

94% of 508 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable73%1,000/50
MTC CommunicationsFiber64%1,000/1,000
McDonough Telephone CooperativeFiber15%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless12%25/6
NextlinkFixed wireless7%500/100

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Dallas City Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dallas City Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Dallas City Township kids go to
PK–8Dallas City Elem SchoolDallas Elementary School District 327
9–12Illini West High Schoolin Carthage

Dallas City Township is in two districts that split the grades: Illini West High School District 307 and Dallas Elementary School District 327.

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

Dallas City Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Dallas City Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Dallas City TownshipZIP’s residents in Dallas City Township
62330Dallas City, IL91%49%
62358Niota, IL9%11%
Area code217Wikidata

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 Dallas City Township

Who supplies Dallas City Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Dallas City water system (EPA ID IL0674300). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dallas City 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 Dallas City Township?

Mediacom Xtream, MTC Communications, McDonough Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dallas City Township?

62330 (91%), 62358 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dallas City Township in?

Illini West High School District 307 and Dallas Elementary School District 327. Parts of the city are in Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325.

How do I register to vote in Dallas City 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 Hancock 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.