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The Gilman handbook

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

All of Gilman gets its mail under one ZIP code, 60938. Gilman has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gilman, 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 Gilman.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gilman. 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 Gilman water system

The Gilman water system supplies Gilman: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 1,793 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.6 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. IL0750450.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Gilman

100% of 795 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
ConxxusFiber88%8,000/8,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless52%25/3
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless86%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless80%100/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless65%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gilman’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gilman.

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

Gilman kids go to
PK–KIroquois West Elem Sch/Danforthin Danforth
1–3Iroquois West Elem School/GilmanIroquois West Community Unit School District 10
6–8Iroquois West Middle Schoolin Onarga
9–12Iroquois West High SchoolIroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Gilman is in Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10.

B+School gradeSee 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

Gilman is in ZIP code 60938

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GilmanZIP’s residents in Gilman
60938Gilman, IL100%84%
Area code815Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Gilman

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

The Gilman water system (EPA ID IL0750450). 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 2.8 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Gilman?

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 Gilman?

Xfinity, Conxxus, AT&T, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gilman?

60938. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gilman in?

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10.

How do I register to vote in Gilman?

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 Iroquois 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.