Living in Otter Creek Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Otter Creek Township: Streator Township High School District 40 and Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65. The ER is a drive from Otter Creek Township: the closest is OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, 22.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Otter Creek 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.
Water comes from Il American-Streator water system
The Il American-Streator water system supplies Otter Creek Township: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 19,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0995030.
8 home internet providers serve Otter Creek Township
90% of 1,118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conxxus | Fiber | 76% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 73% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 43% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Otter Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Otter Creek Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Otter Creek Township is in two districts that split the grades: Streator Township High School District 40 and Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65.
B−School gradeSee 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.
Otter Creek Township is in ZIP code 61364
ZIP codes where Otter Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Otter Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Otter Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61364 | Streator, IL | 100% | 14% |
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 Otter Creek Township
Who supplies Otter Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Il American-Streator water system (EPA ID IL0995030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Otter Creek Township?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Otter Creek Township?
Conxxus, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Otter Creek Township?
61364. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Otter Creek Township in?
Streator Township High School District 40 and Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65. Parts of the city are in Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 and Streator Elementary School District 44.
How do I register to vote in Otter Creek 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.
- 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.