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The Philadelphia Township handbook

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

Most mail in Philadelphia Township goes to 62612 (78% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Almost every address in Philadelphia Township can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

100% of 137 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cass Telephone CompanyFiber100%100/25
NextlinkFixed wireless70%1,000/500
T-MobileFixed wireless38%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3
Cass Cable TVFixed wireless16%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 Philadelphia Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Philadelphia Township.

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

Philadelphia Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Philadelphia Township (68%) is in Virginia Community Unit School District 64; parts are in A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 (32%).

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

Philadelphia Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Philadelphia TownshipZIP’s residents in Philadelphia Township
62612Ashland, IL78%9%
62691Virginia, IL22%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 Philadelphia Township

Who provides electricity in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Township?

Cass Telephone Company, Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Cass Cable TV (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Philadelphia Township?

62612 (78%), 62691 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Philadelphia Township in?

Virginia Community Unit School District 64. Parts of the city are in A-C Central Community Unit School District 262.

How do I register to vote in Philadelphia 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 Cass 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.