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The Linder Township handbook

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

Linder Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 62016 holds the most residents (96%). Carrollton Public Library, 4.7 miles away, is the closest library to Linder Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Linder Township, 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 Linder Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Internet

Which providers serve Linder Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Linder Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Linder Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Linder Township.

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

Linder Township kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Linder Township (53%) is in Greenfield Community Unit School District 10; parts are in Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 (47%).

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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Linder Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Linder TownshipZIP’s residents in Linder Township
62016Carrollton, IL96%8%
62044Greenfield, IL3%1%
62081Rockbridge, IL1%1%

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 Linder Township

Who provides electricity in Linder Township?

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Linder Township?

62016 (96%), 62044 (3%), 62081 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Linder Township in?

Greenfield Community Unit School District 10. Parts of the city are in Carrollton Community Unit School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Linder 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 Greene 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): pending.