Transfer House · Photo: Ander107 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Decatur, IL: what to set up and who to call
Decatur spans 4 ZIP codes; 62526 holds the most residents (43%). For home internet, most of Decatur can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Decatur, 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 Decatur.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Decatur. 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 Decatur water system
The Decatur water system supplies almost all of Decatur. It draws surface water and serves 76,122 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1150150.
6 home internet providers serve Decatur
100% of 29,789 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 22% | 25/5 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 9% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
GFL; Waste Management; Jeremy Doolin Disposal; Doolin Disposal; Murrell's Disposal (assigned by service area) picks up trash in Decatur
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Decatur, from the town’s own site.
Downtown Macon County recycling center
151 W Wood Street
Midwest Fiber Recycling
1781 Hubbard Ave
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check decaturil.gov →
From decaturil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Most of Decatur (75%) is in Decatur School District 61; parts are in Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 (9%) and Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11 (8%) and Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 (3%) and Meridian Community Unit School District 15 (3%).
D−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.
Decatur spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Decatur residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Decatur | ZIP’s residents in Decatur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62526 | Decatur, IL | 43% | 95% |
| 62521 | Decatur, IL | 37% | 78% |
| 62522 | Decatur, IL | 18% | 87% |
| 62523 | Decatur, IL | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 62501, 62535, 62554. 62524, 62525 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Decatur
Who supplies Decatur’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Decatur water system (EPA ID IL1150150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Decatur?
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 Decatur?
Xfinity, AT&T, Rise Broadband, Conxxus, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Decatur?
62526 (43%), 62521 (37%), 62522 (18%), 62523 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Decatur in?
Decatur School District 61. Parts of the city are in Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 and Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11 and Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 and Meridian Community Unit School District 15.
How do I register to vote in Decatur?
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 Macon 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: Decatur’s own website (decaturil.gov), read Oct 23, 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.