Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Living in Glen Carbon, IL: what to set up and who to call
All of Glen Carbon gets its mail under one ZIP code, 62034. Most homes in Glen Carbon have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glen Carbon, 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 Glen Carbon.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Glen Carbon. 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 Glen Carbon water system
The Glen Carbon water system supplies almost all of Glen Carbon. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Edwardsville and Maryville and Il American-Granite City as sellers) and serves 12,618 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 2.6 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. IL1190300.
6 home internet providers serve Glen Carbon
98% of 4,933 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 12% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Glen Carbon
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Glen Carbon, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check glencarbonil.gov →
From glencarbonil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Glen Carbon (95%) is in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7; parts are in Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 (5%).
A−School 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Glen Carbon is in ZIP code 62034
ZIP codes where Glen Carbon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glen Carbon | ZIP’s residents in Glen Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62034 | Glen Carbon, IL | 100% | 94% |
A few homes fall in 62025.
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 Glen Carbon
Who supplies Glen Carbon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glen Carbon water system (EPA ID IL1190300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Glen Carbon?
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 Glen Carbon?
Spectrum, AT&T, i3 Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glen Carbon?
62034. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glen Carbon in?
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7. Parts of the city are in Collinsville Community Unit School District 10.
How do I register to vote in Glen Carbon?
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 Madison 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: Glen Carbon’s own website (glencarbonil.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.