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The Romine Township handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Romine Township: Salem Community High School District 600 and Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7. The closest ER is Salem Township Hospital, 13.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerAmeren Illinois Companyinvestor-owned utility · 16.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Romine TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Romine Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSalem Community High 600 and Iuka Community Consolidated 7 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes62849, 62889Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Romine Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

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

Internet

Which providers serve Romine Township

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Romine Township.

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

Romine Township kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Salem Community High Schoolin Salem

Romine Township is in two districts that split the grades: Salem Community High School District 600 and Iuka Community Consolidated 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsRomine Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMarion County ClerkElections here are run by Marion County (county election office). 100 East Main St. Room 202, P.O. Box 637, Salem, IL 62881 · (618) 548-3852 · [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

Romine Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Romine TownshipZIP’s residents in Romine Township
62849Iuka, IL75%17%
62889Texico, IL24%15%

A few homes fall in 62851.

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 roomSalem Township Hospital13.3 miles awayGet a library cardBryan-Bennett Library315 South Maple Street · (618) 548-3006

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

Questions about living in Romine Township

Who provides electricity in Romine Township?

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Romine Township?

62849 (75%), 62889 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Romine Township in?

Salem Community High School District 600 and Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7. Parts of the city are in Kell Consolidated School District 2 and Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99.

How do I register to vote in Romine 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 Marion 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.