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The East Lynn handbook

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

East Lynn Community 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), arsenic. 77% of systems its size reported none. East Lynn has no town government of its own, so Vermilion County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11.

East Lynn has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Vermilion County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on East Lynn’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in East Lynn, 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 East Lynn.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Lynn. 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 East Lynn Community Water System

East Lynn Community Water System supplies almost all of East Lynn. It draws ground water and serves 112 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), arsenic, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 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 2020–Dec 2022, 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. IL1835200.

Internet

Which providers serve East Lynn

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in East Lynn, 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 East Lynn’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Lynn.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileEast Lynn has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

East Lynn kids go to
PK–2Maple Elem Schoolin Hoopeston
3–5John Greer Elem Schoolin Hoopeston
6–8Hoopeston Area Middle Schoolin Hoopeston
9–12Hoopeston Area High Schoolin Hoopeston

East Lynn is in Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

East Lynn is unincorporated, so Vermilion County is the local government.

Local governmentVermilion CountyEast Lynn is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereVermilion County ClerkElections here are run by Vermilion County (county election office). 201 North Vermilion St., Danville, IL 61832 · (217) 554-1911 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

East Lynn is in ZIP code 60932

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of East LynnZIP’s residents in East Lynn
60932East Lynn, IL100%100%

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 East Lynn

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

East Lynn Community Water System (EPA ID IL1835200). 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), arsenic. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in East Lynn?

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 East Lynn?

60932. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is East Lynn in?

Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11.

How do I register to vote in East Lynn?

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 Vermilion 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.