Living in Somer Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Somer Township has its own drop-off, Mack's Twin City Recycling, on 2810 North Lincoln Avenue. Wired internet is thin in Somer Township: the FCC’s map has 51% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Somer 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 Somer Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Somer 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 Il American-Champaign water system
The Il American-Champaign water system supplies Somer Township: about 22% of residents live in its service area. Country View Ests MHP serves another 13%. Ehlers MHP serves another 5%. About 58% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 150,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0195300.
12 home internet providers serve Somer Township
86% of 537 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volo.net Internet+Tech | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 75% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 57% | 25/3 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 40% | 1,200/35 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 10% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 8% | 10/1 |
| Pavlov Media | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/2,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Somer Township has its own drop-off: Mack's Twin City Recycling
Where to take trash and recycling in Somer Township, and where the rules are.
Mack's Twin City Recycling
2810 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61802
Before you go, check the rules on macksrecycling.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Somer Township (59%) is in Rantoul Township High School District 193; parts are in Urbana School District 116 (42%) and St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 (41%) and Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130 (23%) and Champaign Community Unit School District 4 (22%) and Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 (9%) and St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169 (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.
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.
Somer Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Somer Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Somer Township | ZIP’s residents in Somer Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61802 | Urbana, IL | 72% | 4% |
| 61822 | Champaign, IL | 26% | 1% |
| 61878 | Thomasboro, IL | 2% | 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 Somer Township
Who supplies Somer Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Il American-Champaign water system (EPA ID IL0195300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Somer 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 Somer Township?
Volo.net Internet+Tech, AT&T, Xfinity, i3 Broadband, Frontier, Pavlov Media (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Somer Township?
61802 (72%), 61822 (26%), 61878 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Somer Township in?
Rantoul Township High School District 193. Parts of the city are in Urbana School District 116 and St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 and Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130 and Champaign Community Unit School District 4 and Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 and St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169.
How do I register to vote in Somer 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 Champaign 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.