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The Dry Grove Township handbook

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

The Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.5 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Carle Bromenn Medical Center, 6.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dry Grove 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 Dry Grove Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dry Grove 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 Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase water system

The Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase water system supplies Dry Grove Township: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 79% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bloomington as seller) and serves 1,800 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile8.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 8.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. IL1130040.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Dry Grove Township

86% of 732 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Pavlov MediaFiber62%8,000/8,000
Mediacom XtreamCable55%1,000/50
FrontierDSL42%45/3
XfinityCable5%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless58%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Dry Grove Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dry Grove Township.

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

Dry Grove Township kids go to
K–519 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Dry Grove Township (58%) is in McLean County Unit School District 5; parts are in Olympia Community Unit School District 16 (42%).

B+School gradeSee 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

Dry Grove Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Dry Grove TownshipZIP’s residents in Dry Grove Township
61705Bloomington, IL85%9%
61732Danvers, IL9%6%
61725Carlock, IL3%3%
61761Normal, 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 Dry Grove Township

Who supplies Dry Grove Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase water system (EPA ID IL1130040). 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 8.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dry Grove 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 Dry Grove Township?

Pavlov Media, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dry Grove Township?

61705 (85%), 61732 (9%), 61725 (3%), 61761 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dry Grove Township in?

McLean County Unit School District 5. Parts of the city are in Olympia Community Unit School District 16.

How do I register to vote in Dry Grove 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 McLean 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.