Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Herrin, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Herrin water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.8 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest public drop-off to Herrin is Republic Services, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Herrin, 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 Herrin.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Herrin. 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 Herrin water system
The Herrin water system supplies almost all of Herrin. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rend Lake Inter-City Water System and Colp and Energy and Marion as sellers) and serves 12,747 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 9.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. IL1990400.
8 home internet providers serve Herrin
100% of 5,810 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 39% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Futiva | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 88% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Herrin.
Republic Services
This isn’t Herrin’s own facility. Whether Herrin residents may use it is the town’s rule: check herrinillinois.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Herrin (86%) is in Herrin Community Unit School District 4; parts are in Carterville Community Unit School District 5 (14%).
B+School 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Herrin spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Herrin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Herrin | ZIP’s residents in Herrin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62948 | Herrin, IL | 97% | 95% |
| 62918 | Carterville, IL | 2% | 3% |
| 62933 | Energy, IL | 1% | 11% |
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 Herrin
Who supplies Herrin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Herrin water system (EPA ID IL1990400). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Herrin?
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 Herrin?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, ClearWave, Futiva, Verizon, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Herrin?
62948 (97%), 62918 (2%), 62933 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Herrin in?
Herrin Community Unit School District 4. Parts of the city are in Carterville Community Unit School District 5.
How do I register to vote in Herrin?
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 Williamson 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.