Living in Rose Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Rose Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 62565 holds the most residents (96%). The closest ER is HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, 3.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rose 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 Rose Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rose 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 Shelbyville water system
The Shelbyville water system supplies Rose Township: about 64% of residents live in its service area. EJ Water Cooperative serves another 36%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists EJ Water Cooperative as seller) and serves 5,600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.6 ppb. That’s higher than 72% 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. IL1730300.
10 home internet providers serve Rose Township
98% of 959 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 65% | 1,000/50 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 49% | 100/10 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 96% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 37% | 800/400 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rose Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rose Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Rose Township (84%) is in Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4; parts are in Pana Community Unit School District 8 (16%).
A−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Rose Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rose Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rose Township | ZIP’s residents in Rose Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62565 | Shelbyville, IL | 96% | 25% |
| 62571 | Tower Hill, IL | 2% | 3% |
| 62438 | Lakewood, IL | 2% | 11% |
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 Rose Township
Who supplies Rose Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Shelbyville water system (EPA ID IL1730300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rose 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 Rose Township?
Sparklight, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, GigFire, AT&T, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rose Township?
62565 (96%), 62571 (2%), 62438 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rose Township in?
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4. Parts of the city are in Pana Community Unit School District 8.
How do I register to vote in Rose 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 Shelby 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.