Living in Ross Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Chrisman water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size reported none. The nearest emergency room is Paris Community Hospital, 16 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ross 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 Ross Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ross 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 Chrisman water system
The Chrisman water system supplies Ross Township: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Paris as seller) and serves 1,273 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Mar 2023. 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–Jun 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 20.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. IL0450100.
7 home internet providers serve Ross Township
100% of 694 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 81% | 1,200/35 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 72% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 70% | 70/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ross Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ross Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ross Township is in Edgar County Community Unit District 6.
C+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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ross Township is in ZIP code 61924
ZIP codes where Ross Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ross Township | ZIP’s residents in Ross Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61924 | Chrisman, IL | 99% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 61870.
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 Ross Township
Who supplies Ross Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chrisman water system (EPA ID IL0450100). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ross 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 Ross Township?
Xfinity, Conxxus, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ross Township?
61924. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ross Township in?
Edgar County Community Unit District 6.
How do I register to vote in Ross 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 Edgar 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.