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The Oakland Township handbook

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

Oakland Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 62681 holds the most residents (73%). Only 18% of addresses in Oakland Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oakland Township, 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 Oakland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oakland Township. 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

6 home internet providers serve Oakland Township

47% of 108 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
LogonixCorporationFixed wireless, Fiber83%38/12
McDonough Telephone CooperativeFiber15%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL4%10/1
NextlinkFixed wireless22%500/100
VerizonFixed wireless8%300/20
Cass Cable TVFixed wireless3%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oakland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakland Township.

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

Oakland Township kids go to
PK–1Washington Elem Schoolin Rushville
2–4Webster Elem Schoolin Rushville
5–8Schuyler Industry Middle Schoolin Rushville
9–12Rushville-Industry High Schoolin Rushville

Most of Oakland Township (81%) is in Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5; parts are in V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2 (19%).

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.

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

Oakland Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oakland TownshipZIP’s residents in Oakland Township
62681Rushville, IL73%2%
61484Vermont, IL19%3%
61440Industry, IL8%2%

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 Oakland Township

Who provides electricity in Oakland Township?

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 Oakland Township?

LogonixCorporation, McDonough Telephone Cooperative, Frontier, Nextlink, Verizon, Cass Cable TV (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakland Township?

62681 (73%), 61484 (19%), 61440 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakland Township in?

Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5. Parts of the city are in V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2.

How do I register to vote in Oakland 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 Schuyler 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.