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The Macon Township handbook

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

Macon Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 61314 holds the most residents (83%). Mason Memorial Library District, 3.7 miles away, is the closest library to Macon Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Macon 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 Macon Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Macon 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 Macon Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Macon 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 Macon Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Macon Township.

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

Macon Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Bureau Valley Elem and JHin Manlius
9–12Bureau Valley High Schoolin Sheffield

Most of Macon Township (82%) is in Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340; parts are in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 (11%) and Bradford Community Unit School District 1 (8%).

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

Macon Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Macon TownshipZIP’s residents in Macon Township
61314Buda, IL83%23%
61345Neponset, IL12%3%
61368Tiskilwa, IL5%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 Macon Township

Who provides electricity in Macon 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 Macon Township?

61314 (83%), 61345 (12%), 61368 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Macon Township in?

Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340. Parts of the city are in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 and Bradford Community Unit School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Macon 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 Bureau 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.