Living in Laenna Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Laenna Township comes from the Latham water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Rise Broadband is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Laenna Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laenna Township, 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 Laenna Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laenna 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.
Water comes from Latham water system
The Latham water system supplies Laenna Township: about 63% of residents live in its service area. About 35% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists United Regional Water Coop as seller) and serves 323 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1070300.
6 home internet providers serve Laenna Township
97% of 294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/200 |
| MR Systems Wireless | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/50 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 37% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Laenna Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laenna Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Laenna Township (87%) is in Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23; parts are in Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11 (13%).
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.
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.
Laenna Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Laenna Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laenna Township | ZIP’s residents in Laenna Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62543 | Latham, IL | 71% | 82% |
| 62518 | Chestnut, IL | 15% | 19% |
| 62548 | Mount Pulaski, IL | 14% | 4% |
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 Laenna Township
Who supplies Laenna Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Latham water system (EPA ID IL1070300). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laenna Township?
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 Laenna Township?
Rise Broadband, MR Systems Wireless, Watch Communications, Nextlink, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laenna Township?
62543 (71%), 62518 (15%), 62548 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laenna Township in?
Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23. Parts of the city are in Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11.
How do I register to vote in Laenna 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 Logan 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.