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The Petty Township handbook

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

Most mail in Petty Township goes to 62466 (68% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Only 56% of addresses in Petty Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Petty 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 Petty Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

75% of 369 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL49%90/5
Flat Rock Telephone Co OpFiber10%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless71%1,000/1,000
WisperFixed wireless67%400/30
VerizonFixed wireless61%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless9%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 Petty Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Petty Township.

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

Petty Township kids go to
PK–3Bridgeport Grade Schoolin Bridgeport
7–12Red Hill Jr/Sr High Schoolin Bridgeport

Petty Township is in Red Hill Community Unit School District 10.

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

Petty Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Petty TownshipZIP’s residents in Petty Township
62466Sumner, IL68%11%
62417Bridgeport, IL32%7%

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 Petty Township

Who provides electricity in Petty 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 Petty Township?

Frontier, Flat Rock Telephone Co Op, Nextlink, Wisper, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Petty Township?

62466 (68%), 62417 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Petty Township in?

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10.

How do I register to vote in Petty 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 Lawrence 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.