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The Jerseyville handbook

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

Tap water in Jerseyville comes from the Il American-Jerseyville water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest library is Jerseyville Public Library, 0.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Jerseyville.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Il American-Jerseyville water system

The Il American-Jerseyville water system supplies almost all of Jerseyville. It draws ground water and serves 8,412 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0830250.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Jerseyville

100% of 3,659 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Grafton TechnologiesDSL, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
SparklightCable98%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL83%7,000/7,000
WisperFixed wireless100%400/30
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless85%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

In Jerseyville, you hire your own trash hauler

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jerseyville, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler; your hauler sets the daycms2.revize.com
Drop-off · where your trash goes

City Refuse Site (City dump site)

Permit needed

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Cost: $175 per year (annual dump sticker)

Get the permit from the Town Clerk(618) 498-3312Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

From cms2.revize.com, jerseyville-il.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 01/09/2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jerseyville kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–7Jersey Community Middle SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
8–12Jersey Comm High SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100

Jerseyville is in Jersey Community Unit School District 100.

BSchool gradeSee 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.

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

Jerseyville is in ZIP code 62052

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JerseyvilleZIP’s residents in Jerseyville
62052Jerseyville, IL100%67%
Area code618Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Jerseyville

Who supplies Jerseyville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Il American-Jerseyville water system (EPA ID IL0830250). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jerseyville?

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 Jerseyville?

Grafton Technologies, Sparklight, Frontier, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Jerseyville?

62052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jerseyville in?

Jersey Community Unit School District 100.

How do I register to vote in Jerseyville?

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 Jersey 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: Jerseyville’s own website (cms2.revize.com, jerseyville-il.us), 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.