Photo: Imdanielduncan · CC BY 4.0Living in LaSalle Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The La Salle water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. Lasalle Public Library, at 305 Marquette Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in LaSalle 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 LaSalle Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of LaSalle 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 La Salle water system
The La Salle water system supplies LaSalle Township: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Oglesby serves another 27%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 9,700 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 20.0 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. IL0990300.
8 home internet providers serve LaSalle Township
99% of 5,916 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 74% | 100/20 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 29% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have LaSalle Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in LaSalle Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
LaSalle Township is in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120; parts are in Oglesby Elementary School District 125 (43%) and LaSalle Elementary School District 122 (38%) and Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 (20%).
C−School gradeSee 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
LaSalle Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where LaSalle Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of LaSalle Township | ZIP’s residents in LaSalle Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61301 | La Salle, IL | 69% | 89% |
| 61348 | Oglesby, IL | 31% | 89% |
A few homes fall in 61354.
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 LaSalle Township
Who supplies LaSalle Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The La Salle water system (EPA ID IL0990300). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in LaSalle 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 LaSalle Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Surf Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in LaSalle Township?
61301 (69%), 61348 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is LaSalle Township in?
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120. Parts of the city are in Oglesby Elementary School District 125 and LaSalle Elementary School District 122 and Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175.
How do I register to vote in LaSalle 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 LaSalle 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.