Living in Goose Creek Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The De Land water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: arsenic, beginning Jan 2022. The nearest library is Goose Creek Township Carnegie Library (Goose Creek District Library), 0.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Goose Creek 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 De Land water system
The De Land water system supplies Goose Creek Township: about 57% of residents live in its service area. About 43% 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 446 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic, beginning Jan 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 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. IL1470200.
10 home internet providers serve Goose Creek Township
87% of 396 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlov Media | Fiber | 56% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 55% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 51% | 10/1 |
| Wireless Data Net | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/25 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 28% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Goose Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goose Creek Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Goose Creek Township (88%) is in DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57; parts are in Monticello Community Unit School District 25 (12%).
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.
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.
Goose Creek Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Goose Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Goose Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Goose Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61839 | De Land, IL | 72% | 97% |
| 61856 | Monticello, IL | 25% | 2% |
| 61830 | Cisco, IL | 2% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 61882.
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 Goose Creek Township
Who supplies Goose Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The De Land water system (EPA ID IL1470200). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek Township?
Pavlov Media, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Wireless Data Net, Watch Communications, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Goose Creek Township?
61839 (72%), 61856 (25%), 61830 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Goose Creek Township in?
DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57. Parts of the city are in Monticello Community Unit School District 25.
How do I register to vote in Goose Creek 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 Piatt 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.