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The Elba Township handbook

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

Elba Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 61572 holds the most residents (59%). For an emergency, Graham Hospital Association is the closest ER, 19.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elba 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 Elba Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elba 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.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Elba Township

100% of 157 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mid Century Telephone CooperativeFiber96%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless43%300/20
Noize CommunicationsFixed wireless38%100/10
NextlinkFixed wireless38%500/100
AT&TFixed wireless30%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless11%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Elba Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elba Township.

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

Elba Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Elba Township (76%) is in Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265; parts are in Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 (24%).

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

Elba Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Elba TownshipZIP’s residents in Elba Township
61572Yates City, IL59%15%
61489Williamsfield, IL31%8%
61458Maquon, IL6%2%
61436Gilson, IL2%1%
61529Elmwood, 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 Elba Township

Who provides electricity in Elba 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 Elba Township?

Mid Century Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, Noize Communications, Nextlink, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elba Township?

61572 (59%), 61489 (31%), 61458 (6%), 61436 (2%), 61529 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elba Township in?

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265. Parts of the city are in Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210.

How do I register to vote in Elba 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 Knox County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.