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The Penn Township handbook

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

Penn Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 62550 holds the most residents (84%). St. Marys Hospital, 14.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Penn Township, 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 Penn TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Penn Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolOkaw Valley Community Unit School District 302Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes62550, 61914Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Penn 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

Which providers serve Penn Township

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Penn Township.

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

Penn Township kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Penn Township (50%) is in Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302; parts are in Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 (50%).

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, electionsPenn Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereShelby County ClerkElections here are run by Shelby County (county election office). 301 East Main, P.O. Box 230, P.O. Box 230, Shelbyville, IL 62565 · (217) 774-4421 · [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

Penn Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Penn TownshipZIP’s residents in Penn Township
62550Moweaqua, IL84%3%
61914Bethany, IL16%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 roomSt. Marys Hospital14.5 miles awayGet a library cardMarrowbone Public Library District216 West Main Street · (217) 665-3014

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

Questions about living in Penn Township

Who provides electricity in Penn Township?

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 Penn Township?

62550 (84%), 61914 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Penn Township in?

Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302. Parts of the city are in Central A & M Community Unit School District 21.

How do I register to vote in Penn 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 Shelby 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.