Living in Shirland Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Shirland Township: Hononegah Community High School District 207 and Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134. For a library card, the closest branch is Talcott Free Library District, 7.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shirland 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 Shirland Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shirland 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.
Which providers serve Shirland Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Shirland 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.
We don’t have Shirland Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shirland Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shirland Township is in two districts that split the grades: Hononegah Community High School District 207 and Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Shirland Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shirland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shirland Township | ZIP’s residents in Shirland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61072 | Rockton, IL | 71% | 6% |
| 61079 | Shirland, IL | 23% | 100% |
| 61024 | Durand, IL | 5% | 2% |
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 Shirland Township
Who provides electricity in Shirland Township?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Shirland Township?
61072 (71%), 61079 (23%), 61024 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shirland Township in?
Hononegah Community High School District 207 and Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134.
How do I register to vote in Shirland 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 Winnebago 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.