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The Marseilles handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Marseilles water system. Two school districts split the grades in Marseilles: Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 and Seneca Township High School District 160.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marseilles, 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 Marseilles.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marseilles. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Marseilles water system

The Marseilles water system supplies Marseilles: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 5,061 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 Revisions), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), the latest beginning Mar 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 19.1 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. IL0990500.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Marseilles

100% of 2,348 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
digiMaxDSL, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber91%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL28%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless52%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless16%25/3
Mediacom BoltFixed wireless9%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marseilles.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.7 mi from the center of Marseilles

Waste Management

· run by Waste Management

This isn’t Marseilles’ own facility. Whether Marseilles residents may use it is the town’s rule: check marseillesil.net.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

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

Marseilles is in two districts that split the grades: Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 and Seneca Township High School District 160.

C+School gradeSee 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

Marseilles is in ZIP code 61341

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MarseillesZIP’s residents in Marseilles
61341Marseilles, IL100%60%
Area code815Wikidata

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 Marseilles

Who supplies Marseilles’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Marseilles water system (EPA ID IL0990500). 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 Revisions), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 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 Marseilles?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Marseilles?

digiMax, Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mediacom Bolt (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marseilles?

61341. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marseilles in?

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 and Seneca Township High School District 160. Parts of the city are in Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Marseilles Elementary School District 150 and Miller Township Community Consolidated School District.

How do I register to vote in Marseilles?

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.