Living in Goshen Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Toulon water system, which supplies Goshen Township. Stark County Community Unit School District 100 runs the public schools in Goshen Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Goshen 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 Goshen Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Goshen 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 Toulon water system
The Toulon water system supplies Goshen Township: about 32% of residents live in its service area. Lafayette serves another 30%. About 38% 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 1,193 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.3 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. IL1750150.
7 home internet providers serve Goshen Township
95% of 343 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Century Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 35% | 70/3 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 34% | 1,000/50 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 69% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Goshen Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goshen Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Goshen Township is in Stark County Community Unit School District 100.
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.
Goshen Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Goshen Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Goshen Township | ZIP’s residents in Goshen Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61483 | Toulon, IL | 49% | 15% |
| 61449 | La Fayette, IL | 48% | 68% |
| 61434 | Galva, IL | 3% | 0% |
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 Goshen Township
Who supplies Goshen Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Toulon water system (EPA ID IL1750150). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Goshen 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 Goshen Township?
Mid Century Telephone Cooperative, Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, Nextlink, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Goshen Township?
61483 (49%), 61449 (48%), 61434 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Goshen Township in?
Stark County Community Unit School District 100.
How do I register to vote in Goshen 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 Stark 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.