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The Harmony Township handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Harmony Township: Illini West High School District 307 and Carthage Elementary School District 317. The closest ER is Memorial Hospital, 5.8 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Harmony 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 Harmony TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harmony Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolIllini West High 307 and Carthage Elementary 317 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes62321, 62316Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Harmony 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 Harmony Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Harmony Township.

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

Harmony Township kids go to
PK–4Carthage Primary Schoolin Carthage
5–8Carthage Middle Schoolin Carthage
9–12Illini West High Schoolin Carthage

Harmony Township is in two districts that split the grades: Illini West High School District 307 and Carthage Elementary School District 317.

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, electionsHarmony Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHancock County ClerkElections here are run by Hancock County (county election office). 500 Main St., P.O. Box 39, Carthage, IL 62321 · (217) 357-3519 · [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

Harmony Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Harmony TownshipZIP’s residents in Harmony Township
62321Carthage, IL97%7%
62316Bowen, IL3%1%

A few homes fall in 62367.

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 roomMemorial Hospital5.8 miles awayGet a library cardCarthage Public Library District500 Wabash Avenue · (217) 357-3232

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

Questions about living in Harmony Township

Who provides electricity in Harmony 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 Harmony Township?

62321 (97%), 62316 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Harmony Township in?

Illini West High School District 307 and Carthage Elementary School District 317.

How do I register to vote in Harmony 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 Hancock 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.