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The Prairietown handbook

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

Prairietown has no town government of its own, so Madison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7. For a library card, the closest branch is Worden Public Library District, 5.1 miles out.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Prairietown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Madison County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Prairietown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Prairietown, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Prairietown’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolEdwardsville Community Unit School District 7Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes62021, 62097Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Prairietown.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prairietown. 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

4 home internet providers serve Prairietown

100% of 73 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Madison CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/150
T-MobileFixed wireless29%25/3
WisperFixed wireless21%100/20
Royell CommunicationsFixed wireless14%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 Prairietown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prairietown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePrairietown has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Prairietown kids go to
PK–26 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Edwardsville High Schoolin Edwardsville

Prairietown is in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Prairietown is unincorporated, so Madison County is the local government.

Local governmentMadison CountyPrairietown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMadison County ClerkElections here are run by Madison County (county election office). 157 North Main St., Ste 109, Edwardsville, IL 62025 · (618) 296-4687 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Prairietown spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PrairietownZIP’s residents in Prairietown
62021Dorsey, IL93%14%
62097Worden, IL7%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.

Nearest emergency roomCommunity Hospital of Staunton7.9 miles awayGet a library cardWorden Public Library District111 East Wall Street · (618) 459-7171

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

Questions about living in Prairietown

Who provides electricity in Prairietown?

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 Prairietown?

Madison Communications, T-Mobile, Wisper, Royell Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Prairietown?

62021 (93%), 62097 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Prairietown in?

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7.

How do I register to vote in Prairietown?

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 Madison 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.