Photo: Ed Brumley · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lawrenceville, IL: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Lawrenceville water system. In Lawrenceville, trash day is Friday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lawrenceville, 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 Lawrenceville.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lawrenceville. 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 Lawrenceville water system
The Lawrenceville water system supplies almost all of Lawrenceville. It draws ground water and serves 4,524 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
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. The highest in five years was 16.3 ppb. 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. IL1010150.
7 home internet providers serve Lawrenceville
100% of 2,041 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 91% | 400/30 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lawrenceville is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lawrenceville, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From lawrencevilleil.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated ©2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lawrenceville is in Lawrence County Community Unit District 20.
DSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Lawrenceville is in ZIP code 62439
ZIP codes where Lawrenceville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lawrenceville | ZIP’s residents in Lawrenceville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62439 | Lawrenceville, IL | 100% | 60% |
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 Lawrenceville
Who supplies Lawrenceville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lawrenceville water system (EPA ID IL1010150). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2. 80% 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 Lawrenceville?
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 Lawrenceville?
Sparklight, Frontier, Wisper, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lawrenceville?
62439. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lawrenceville in?
Lawrence County Community Unit District 20.
How do I register to vote in Lawrenceville?
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 Lawrence 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: Lawrenceville’s own website (lawrencevilleil.org), read Oct 23, 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.