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The Mill Creek handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Mill Creek: Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 and Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43. For emergencies, Mill Creek is closest to Deaconess Illinois Union County, 8.1 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 Mill Creek, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Mill CreekData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mill Creek’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAnna Jonesboro Community High 81 and Jonesboro Community Consolidated 43 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes62961, 62926Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mill Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mill Creek.

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

Mill Creek kids go to
PK–8Jonesboro Elem Schoolin Jonesboro
9–12Anna-Jonesboro High Schoolin Anna

Mill Creek is in two districts that split the grades: Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 and Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43.

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, electionsMill Creek’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereUnion County ClerkElections here are run by Union County (county election office). 309 West Market St., Rm 116, Jonesboro, IL 62952 · (618) 833-5711 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mill Creek spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mill CreekZIP’s residents in Mill Creek
62961Millcreek, IL88%100%
62926Dongola, IL12%0%

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 roomDeaconess Illinois Union County8.1 miles awayGet a library cardDongola Public Library District114 North East Front Street · (618) 827-3622

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

Questions about living in Mill Creek

Who provides electricity in Mill Creek?

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 Mill Creek?

62961 (88%), 62926 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mill Creek in?

Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 and Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43.

How do I register to vote in Mill Creek?

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 Union 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.