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The Sangamon Valley Township handbook

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

Sangamon Valley Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 62691 holds the most residents (89%). The ER is a drive from Sangamon Valley Township: the closest is Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, 18.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sangamon Valley 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 Sangamon Valley Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sangamon Valley 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

6 home internet providers serve Sangamon Valley Township

100% of 230 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cass Telephone CompanyFiber100%100/25
T-MobileFixed wireless26%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20
NextlinkFixed wireless8%800/400
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3
Cass Cable TVFixed wireless3%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sangamon Valley Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sangamon Valley Township.

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

Sangamon Valley Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Sangamon Valley Township (51%) is in A-C Central Community Unit School District 262; parts are in Virginia Community Unit School District 64 (44%) and Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 (5%).

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.

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

Sangamon Valley Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sangamon Valley TownshipZIP’s residents in Sangamon Valley Township
62691Virginia, IL89%13%
62627Chandlerville, IL11%4%

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 Sangamon Valley Township

Who provides electricity in Sangamon Valley 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 Sangamon Valley Township?

Cass Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextlink, AT&T, Cass Cable TV (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sangamon Valley Township?

62691 (89%), 62627 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sangamon Valley Township in?

A-C Central Community Unit School District 262. Parts of the city are in Virginia Community Unit School District 64 and Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.

How do I register to vote in Sangamon Valley 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 Cass 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.