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The Dolson Township handbook

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

Most mail in Dolson Township goes to 62441 (73% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most of Dolson Township has one wired internet choice: Clarksville Mutual Telephone Company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dolson 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 Dolson Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Dolson Township

89% of 260 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Clarksville Mutual Telephone CompanyFiber75%500/500
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL10%10/1
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless22%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless19%300/20
NextlinkFixed wireless15%800/400
JoinkFixed wireless6%250/50

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Dolson Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dolson Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Dolson Township 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.

Dolson Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Dolson Township (68%) is in Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C; parts are in Marshall Community Unit School District 2C (32%).

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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dolson Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Dolson TownshipZIP’s residents in Dolson Township
62441Marshall, IL73%4%
62442Martinsville, IL25%4%
61944Paris, IL3%0%

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 Dolson Township

Who provides electricity in Dolson 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 Dolson Township?

Clarksville Mutual Telephone Company, Consolidated Communications, Watch Communications, Verizon, Nextlink, Joink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dolson Township?

62441 (73%), 62442 (25%), 61944 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dolson Township in?

Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C. Parts of the city are in Marshall Community Unit School District 2C.

How do I register to vote in Dolson 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 Clark County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.