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The Pleasant Valley Township handbook

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

Most mail in Pleasant Valley Township goes to 61085 (56% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is FHN Memorial Hospital, 20.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pleasant Valley 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

3 home internet providers serve Pleasant Valley Township

85% of 242 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP)Fiber84%1,000/1,000
JCWIFI.comFixed wireless20%200/200
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless7%25/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pleasant Valley Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pleasant Valley Township.

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

Pleasant Valley Township kids go to
PK–5Stockton Elem Schoolin Stockton
6–8Stockton Middle Schoolin Stockton
9–12Stockton Sr High Schoolin Stockton

Most of Pleasant Valley Township (95%) is in Stockton Community Unit School District 206; parts are in West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 (5%).

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

Pleasant Valley Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pleasant Valley TownshipZIP’s residents in Pleasant Valley Township
61085Stockton, IL56%4%
61028Elizabeth, IL31%4%
61053Mount Carroll, IL13%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.

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

Questions about living in Pleasant Valley Township

Who provides electricity in Pleasant Valley Township?

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

What internet providers serve Pleasant Valley Township?

Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), JCWIFI.com, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pleasant Valley Township?

61085 (56%), 61028 (31%), 61053 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pleasant Valley Township in?

Stockton Community Unit School District 206. Parts of the city are in West Carroll Community Unit School District 314.

How do I register to vote in Pleasant Valley 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 Jo Daviess 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.