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The Kinderhook handbook

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

All of Kinderhook gets its mail under one ZIP code, 62345. The ER is a drive from Kinderhook: the closest is Hannibal Regional Hospital, 16.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kinderhook, 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 Kinderhook.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kinderhook. 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 Kinderhook water system

The Kinderhook water system supplies almost all of Kinderhook. It draws ground water and serves 322 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 19.0 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. IL1490400.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Kinderhook

100% of 157 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Adams TelsystemsFiber97%1,000/1,000
Illinois NetFixed wireless66%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless53%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kinderhook’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kinderhook.

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

Kinderhook kids go to
K–5Western Barry Elemin Barry
6–8Western Jr High SchoolWestern Community Unit School District 12
9–12Western High Schoolin Barry

Kinderhook is in Western Community Unit School District 12.

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.

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

Kinderhook is in ZIP code 62345

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KinderhookZIP’s residents in Kinderhook
62345Kinderhook, IL100%63%

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 Kinderhook

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

The Kinderhook water system (EPA ID IL1490400). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kinderhook?

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 Kinderhook?

Adams Telsystems, Illinois Net, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kinderhook?

62345. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kinderhook in?

Western Community Unit School District 12.

How do I register to vote in Kinderhook?

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 Pike 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.