Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in New Grand Chain, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Fort Massac Pwd water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: arsenic, beginning Jan 2023. The nearest emergency room is Massac Memorial Hospital, 16.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Grand Chain, 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 New Grand Chain.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Grand Chain. 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.
Water comes from Fort Massac Pwd water system
The Fort Massac Pwd water system supplies New Grand Chain: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Southwater Inc and Millstone Pwd as sellers) and serves 6,290 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic, beginning Jan 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. IL1275050.
5 home internet providers serve New Grand Chain
93% of 117 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 64% | 90/5 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 3% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Metro Service Center | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Grand Chain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Grand Chain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Grand Chain is in Century Community Unit School District 100.
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
New Grand Chain is in ZIP code 62941
ZIP codes where New Grand Chain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Grand Chain | ZIP’s residents in New Grand Chain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62941 | Grand Chain, IL | 100% | 21% |
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 New Grand Chain
Who supplies New Grand Chain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fort Massac Pwd water system (EPA ID IL1275050). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Grand Chain?
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Grand Chain?
Frontier, ClearWave, Wisper, Metro Service Center, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Grand Chain?
62941. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Grand Chain in?
Century Community Unit School District 100.
How do I register to vote in New Grand Chain?
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 Pulaski 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.