Living in Mascoutah Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Mascoutah Township runs its own electric utility, City of Mascoutah. Spectrum and Frontier both wire most of Mascoutah Township; 86% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah Township.
Power comes from City of Mascoutah
City of Mascoutah (City of Mascoutah - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves 87.3% of Mascoutah Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mascoutah water system
The Mascoutah water system supplies Mascoutah Township: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists S L M Water Commission as seller) and serves 8,759 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.2 ppb. That’s higher than 91% 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. IL1630800.
7 home internet providers serve Mascoutah Township
98% of 3,771 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 4% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 89% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mascoutah Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mascoutah Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mascoutah Township (95%) is in Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19; parts are in Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 (5%).
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.
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.
Mascoutah Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mascoutah Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mascoutah Township | ZIP’s residents in Mascoutah Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62258 | Mascoutah, IL | 96% | 88% |
| 62265 | New Baden, IL | 3% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 62254, 62293.
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 Mascoutah Township
Who supplies Mascoutah Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mascoutah water system (EPA ID IL1630800). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.9 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mascoutah Township?
City of Mascoutah (City of Mascoutah - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Mascoutah Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, ClearWave, Wisper, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mascoutah Township?
62258 (96%), 62265 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mascoutah Township in?
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19. Parts of the city are in Lebanon Community Unit School District 9.
How do I register to vote in Mascoutah 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 St. Clair 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.