Living in Pike Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Pike Township: Pontiac Township High School District 90 and Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8. The ER is a drive from Pike Township: the closest is Carle Bromenn Medical Center, 23.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pike 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 Pike Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pike 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.
Which providers serve Pike Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Pike 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.
We don’t have Pike Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pike Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pike Township is in two districts that split the grades: Pontiac Township High School District 90 and Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pike Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pike Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pike Township | ZIP’s residents in Pike Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61726 | Chenoa, IL | 60% | 5% |
| 61764 | Pontiac, IL | 18% | 0% |
| 61743 | Graymont, IL | 11% | 14% |
| 61744 | Gridley, IL | 6% | 1% |
| 61740 | Flanagan, IL | 5% | 1% |
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 Pike Township
Who provides electricity in Pike 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 Pike Township?
61726 (60%), 61764 (18%), 61743 (11%), 61744 (6%), 61740 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pike Township in?
Pontiac Township High School District 90 and Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8. Parts of the city are in Flanagan-Cornell District 74 and Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425.
How do I register to vote in Pike 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 Livingston 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.