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The Pine Creek Township handbook

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

Most mail in Pine Creek Township goes to 61061 (59% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Mount Morris Public Library, 4.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pine Creek 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 Pine Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Pine Creek Township

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Creek Township.

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

Pine Creek Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Pine Creek Township (63%) is in Oregon Community Unit School District 220; parts are in Polo Community Unit School District 222 (37%).

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

Pine Creek Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pine Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Pine Creek Township
61061Oregon, IL59%6%
61064Polo, IL27%5%
61054Mount Morris, IL12%2%
61021Dixon, IL2%0%

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 Pine Creek Township

Who provides electricity in Pine Creek Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Pine Creek Township?

61061 (59%), 61064 (27%), 61054 (12%), 61021 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pine Creek Township in?

Oregon Community Unit School District 220. Parts of the city are in Polo Community Unit School District 222.

How do I register to vote in Pine 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 Ogle 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.