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The Garden Hill Township handbook

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

All of Garden Hill Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 62899. Public schools here are run by Flora Community Unit School District 35.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Garden Hill Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Garden Hill Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolFlora Community Unit School District 35Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code62899Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Garden Hill Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garden Hill 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

5 home internet providers serve Garden Hill Township

100% of 104 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Wabash CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless36%500/100
VerizonFixed wireless20%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless11%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless7%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 Garden Hill Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garden Hill Township.

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

Garden Hill Township kids go to
PK–5Flora Elementary Schoolin Flora
6–8Floyd Henson Jr High Schin Flora
9–12Flora High Schoolin Flora

Garden Hill Township is in Flora Community Unit School District 35.

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsGarden Hill Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWayne County ClerkElections here are run by Wayne County (county election office). 301 East Main St., P.O. Box 187, Fairfield, IL 62837 · (618) 842-5182 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Garden Hill Township is in ZIP code 62899

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Garden Hill TownshipZIP’s residents in Garden Hill Township
62899Xenia, IL100%9%

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.

Nearest emergency roomClay County Hospital11.3 miles awayGet a library cardFlora Public Library216 North Main Street · (618) 662-6553

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Garden Hill Township

Who provides electricity in Garden Hill 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 Garden Hill Township?

Wabash Communications, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Garden Hill Township?

62899. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Garden Hill Township in?

Flora Community Unit School District 35.

How do I register to vote in Garden Hill 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 Wayne 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.