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The Kell handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Kell: Kell Consolidated School District 2 and Salem Community High School District 600. For a library card, the closest branch is Bryan-Bennett Library, 9.8 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 Kell, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kell’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolKell Consolidated 2 and Salem Community High 600 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code62853Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

6 home internet providers serve Kell

100% of 97 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Wabash CommunicationsFiber97%1,000/1,000
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
WisperFixed wireless92%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless23%25/6
Netwitz Internet ServicesFixed wireless7%10/1
AT&TFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kell’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kell.

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

Kell kids go to
PK–8Kell Grade SchoolKell Consolidated School District 2
9–12Salem Community High Schoolin Salem

Kell is in two districts that split the grades: Kell Consolidated School District 2 and Salem Community High School District 600.

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, electionsKell’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMarion County ClerkElections here are run by Marion County (county election office). 100 East Main St. Room 202, P.O. Box 637, Salem, IL 62881 · (618) 548-3852 · [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

Kell is in ZIP code 62853

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KellZIP’s residents in Kell
62853Kell, IL100%19%

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 roomSalem Township Hospital10.9 miles awayGet a library cardBryan-Bennett Library315 South Maple Street · (618) 548-3006

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

Questions about living in Kell

Who provides electricity in Kell?

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 Kell?

Wabash Communications, GigFire, Wisper, Verizon, Netwitz Internet Services, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kell?

62853. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kell in?

Kell Consolidated School District 2 and Salem Community High School District 600.

How do I register to vote in Kell?

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 Marion 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.