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The Haines Township handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Haines Township: Salem Community High School District 600 and Kell Consolidated School District 2. Bryan-Bennett Library, 8.6 miles away, is the closest library to Haines Township.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Haines TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Haines Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolKell Consolidated 2 and Salem Community High 600 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes62853, 62849, 62889 +2Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Which providers serve Haines Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Haines Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Haines Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Haines Township.

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

Haines Township kids go to
PK–8Kell Grade SchoolKell Consolidated School District 2
9–12Salem Community High Schoolin Salem

Haines Township is in two districts that split the grades: Salem Community High School District 600 and Kell Consolidated School District 2.

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, electionsHaines Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMarion County ClerkElections here are run by Marion County (county election office). 100 East Main St. Room 202, P.O. Box 637, Salem, IL 62881 · (618) 548-3852 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Haines Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Haines TownshipZIP’s residents in Haines Township
62853Kell, IL59%54%
62849Iuka, IL24%9%
62889Texico, IL11%11%
62881Salem, IL3%0%
62830Dix, IL3%2%

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 roomSalem Township Hospital9.6 miles awayGet a library cardBryan-Bennett Library315 South Maple Street · (618) 548-3006

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

Questions about living in Haines Township

Who provides electricity in Haines Township?

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Haines Township?

62853 (59%), 62849 (24%), 62889 (11%), 62881 (3%), 62830 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Haines Township in?

Salem Community High School District 600 and Kell Consolidated School District 2. Parts of the city are in Raccoon Consolidated School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Haines 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 Marion 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): pending.