Living in Pleasant View Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Blue Mound water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size reported none. Blue Mound Memorial Library District, at 213 North Saint Marie Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pleasant View 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.
Water comes from Blue Mound water system
The Blue Mound water system supplies Pleasant View Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,300 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.8 ppb. That’s higher than 58% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1150100.
8 home internet providers serve Pleasant View Township
90% of 638 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 82% | 1,000/50 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 74% | 300/70 |
| Computer Techniques | Fiber | 74% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 66% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pleasant View Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pleasant View Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pleasant View Township (90%) is in Meridian Community Unit School District 15; parts are in Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 (10%).
B+School gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pleasant View Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pleasant View Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pleasant View Township | ZIP’s residents in Pleasant View Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62513 | Blue Mound, IL | 94% | 77% |
| 62544 | Macon, IL | 5% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 62550.
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 Pleasant View Township
Who supplies Pleasant View Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Blue Mound water system (EPA ID IL1150100). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View Township?
Sparklight, Consolidated Communications, Computer Techniques, Conxxus, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pleasant View Township?
62513 (94%), 62544 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pleasant View Township in?
Meridian Community Unit School District 15. Parts of the city are in Central A & M Community Unit School District 21.
How do I register to vote in Pleasant View 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 Macon County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- 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.