Living in Eden Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Eden Township comes from the Tonica water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Two school districts split the grades in Eden Township: LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eden Township, 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 Eden Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Eden 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.
Water comes from Tonica water system
The Tonica water system supplies Eden Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. Cedar Point Water Company serves another 18%. About 32% 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 705 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. 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. IL0991150.
11 home internet providers serve Eden Township
98% of 717 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 71% | 100/20 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 63% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Tonica Telephone Company | Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Toncom | Fiber | 23% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 19% | 115/7 |
| McNabb Telephone Company | Fiber | 3% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eden Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eden Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eden Township is in two districts that split the grades: LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79.
CSchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Eden Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Eden Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eden Township | ZIP’s residents in Eden Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61370 | Tonica, IL | 63% | 67% |
| 61316 | Cedar Point, IL | 19% | 100% |
| 61348 | Oglesby, IL | 12% | 4% |
| 61354 | Peru, IL | 6% | 1% |
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 Eden Township
Who supplies Eden Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Tonica water system (EPA ID IL0991150). 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 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eden 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 Eden Township?
AT&T, Conxxus, Tonica Telephone Company, Toncom, Frontier, McNabb Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eden Township?
61370 (63%), 61316 (19%), 61348 (12%), 61354 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eden Township in?
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79. Parts of the city are in Oglesby Elementary School District 125 and Putnam County Community Unit School District 535.
How do I register to vote in Eden 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 LaSalle 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.