Photo: Maliwhite10 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Havana, IL: what to set up and who to call
All of Havana gets its mail under one ZIP code, 62644. For emergencies, Havana is closest to Mason District Hospital, 0.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Havana, 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 Havana.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Havana. 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 Havana water system
The Havana water system supplies almost all of Havana. It draws ground water and serves 2,963 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.6 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. IL1250200.
4 home internet providers serve Havana
100% of 1,505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Cable TV | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 43% | 60/5 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 49% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Havana is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Havana, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingOnce a month
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper (everything that comes in the newspaper, including inserts)
- Magazines, Hardback and Paperback Books
- Telephone Books
- Office Paper (No construction paper)
- 3rd Class or junk Mail (includes plastic window envelopes)
- Aluminum Cans, Foil and Scrap (such as lawn chairs)
- Steel Tin Cans (need to be washed of food waste; labels may be left on)
- Light Steel (this includes everything from coat hangers to bicycles
- Clear, Green and Brown Glass Food Containers (need to be washed and/or rinsed)
From havanail.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022-11-30, 2026-04-22, 2026-08-31. 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.
Havana is in Havana Community Unit School District 126.
BSchool 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.
Havana is in ZIP code 62644
ZIP codes where Havana residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Havana | ZIP’s residents in Havana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62644 | Havana, IL | 100% | 63% |
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 Havana
Who supplies Havana’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Havana water system (EPA ID IL1250200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Havana?
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 Havana?
Cass Cable TV, Brightspeed, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Havana?
62644. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Havana in?
Havana Community Unit School District 126.
How do I register to vote in Havana?
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 Mason 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: Havana’s own website (havanail.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.