Living in East Alton, IL: what to set up and who to call
In East Alton, trash day is Friday (Republic Services collects). Two school districts split the grades in East Alton: East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 and East Alton School District 13.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Alton, 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 East Alton.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Alton. 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 East Alton water system
The East Alton water system supplies East Alton: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,786 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. IL1190200.
6 home internet providers serve East Alton
98% of 2,569 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 46% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 37% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 15% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in East Alton is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in East Alton, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Mon · which week: villageofeastaltonil.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
East Alton Drop-off
331 Playground Court, East Alton, IL 62024
- Mon7 am–2:30 pm
- Fri7 am–2:30 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
From villageofeastaltonil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-09, 2026-08-05, 2026-08-07. 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.
East Alton is in two districts that split the grades: East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 and East Alton School District 13.
BSchool 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.
East Alton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Alton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Alton | ZIP’s residents in East Alton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62024 | East Alton, IL | 97% | 60% |
| 62018 | Cottage Hills, IL | 3% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 62095.
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 East Alton
Who supplies East Alton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The East Alton water system (EPA ID IL1190200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Alton?
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 East Alton?
Spectrum, ClearWave, AT&T, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Alton?
62024 (97%), 62018 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Alton in?
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 and East Alton School District 13. Parts of the city are in Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 and Alton Community Unit School District 11 and Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 and Roxana Community Unit School District 1.
How do I register to vote in East Alton?
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 Madison 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: East Alton’s own website (villageofeastaltonil.gov), read Oct 21, 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.