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The Meriden Township handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Meriden Township: Mendota Township High School District 280 and Earlville Community Unit School District 9. For emergencies, Meriden Township is closest to OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, 5.4 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Meriden Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCommonwealth Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 17.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Meriden TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Meriden Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMendota Township High 280 and Earlville Community Unit 9 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes60518, 61342Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Meriden Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Meriden Township. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Meriden Township

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Meriden Township.

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

Meriden Township kids go to
K–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Meriden Township is in two districts that split the grades: Mendota Township High School District 280 and Earlville Community Unit School District 9.

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMeriden Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLaSalle County ClerkElections here are run by LaSalle County (county election office). 707 East Etna Rd., P.O. Box 430, Ottawa, IL 61350 · (815) 434-8202 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Meriden Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Meriden TownshipZIP’s residents in Meriden Township
60518Earlville, IL65%5%
61342Mendota, IL35%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.

Nearest emergency roomOSF Saint Paul Medical Center5.4 miles awayGet a library cardEarlville Public Library District205 West Winthrop Street · (815) 246-9543

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Meriden Township

Who provides electricity in Meriden Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Meriden Township?

60518 (65%), 61342 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Meriden Township in?

Mendota Township High School District 280 and Earlville Community Unit School District 9. Parts of the city are in Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289.

How do I register to vote in Meriden 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 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.

  • 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.