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The Hickory Township handbook

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

All of Hickory Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 62624. For a library card, the closest branch is Astoria Public Library District, 6.2 miles out.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hickory 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 Hickory TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hickory Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSchuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code62624Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hickory Township.

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

Hickory Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Hickory Township (76%) is in Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5; parts are in Astoria Community Unit School District 1 (24%).

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, electionsHickory Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSchuyler County ClerkElections here are run by Schuyler County (county election office). 102 South Congress St., Ste 104, Rushville, IL 62681 · (217) 322-4734 · [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

Hickory Township is in ZIP code 62624

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hickory TownshipZIP’s residents in Hickory Township
62624Browning, IL100%24%

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 roomMason District Hospital14.7 miles awayGet a library cardAstoria Public Library District220 West Broadway Street · (309) 329-2423

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

Questions about living in Hickory Township

Who provides electricity in Hickory 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 Hickory Township?

62624. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hickory Township in?

Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5. Parts of the city are in Astoria Community Unit School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Hickory 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 Schuyler 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.