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The Reading Township handbook

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

Most mail in Reading Township goes to 61364 (92% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Reading Township: the closest is OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, 22.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Reading 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 Reading Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Il American-Streator water system

The Il American-Streator water system supplies Reading Township: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 19,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0995030.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Reading Township

84% of 1,074 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ConxxusFiber79%8,000/8,000
Mediacom XtreamCable78%1,000/50
FrontierDSL, Fiber33%7,000/7,000
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless56%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless36%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Reading Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reading Township.

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

Reading Township kids go to
PK–8Woodland Elementary/Jr High SchWoodland Community Unit School District 5
9–12Woodland High SchoolWoodland Community Unit School District 5

Most of Reading Township (90%) is in Woodland Community Unit School District 5; parts are in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 (10%).

CSchool gradeSee 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Reading Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Reading TownshipZIP’s residents in Reading Township
61364Streator, IL92%10%
61311Ancona, IL8%96%

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 Reading Township

Who supplies Reading Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Il American-Streator water system (EPA ID IL0995030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Reading 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 Reading Township?

Conxxus, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Reading Township?

61364 (92%), 61311 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reading Township in?

Woodland Community Unit School District 5. Parts of the city are in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6.

How do I register to vote in Reading 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.

  • 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.