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The Eagarville handbook

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

The Eagarville water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size reported none. The nearest library is Frank Bertetti Benld Public Library, 1.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Eagarville, 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 Eagarville.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Eagarville. 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 Eagarville water system

The Eagarville water system supplies Eagarville: about 46% of residents live in its service area. About 54% 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 Gillespie as seller) and serves 127 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 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–Jun 2026, 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. IL1170300.

Internet

Which providers serve Eagarville

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Eagarville, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Eagarville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eagarville.

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

Eagarville kids go to
PK–5Ben-Gil Elementary Schoolin Gillespie
6–8Gillespie Middle Schoolin Gillespie
9–12Gillespie High Schoolin Gillespie

Eagarville is in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7.

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

Eagarville spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EagarvilleZIP’s residents in Eagarville
62023Eagarville, IL89%100%
62069Mount Olive, IL10%0%
62033Gillespie, IL2%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 Eagarville

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

The Eagarville water system (EPA ID IL1170300). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Eagarville?

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Eagarville?

62023 (89%), 62069 (10%), 62033 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Eagarville in?

Gillespie Community Unit School District 7.

How do I register to vote in Eagarville?

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): pending.