Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Somerset Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Murphysboro water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. For emergencies, Somerset Township is closest to St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, 3.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Somerset 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 Somerset Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Somerset 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 Murphysboro water system
The Murphysboro water system supplies Somerset Township: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Kinkaid Area Water System and Murdale Pwd as sellers) and serves 10,241 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IL0770500.
8 home internet providers serve Somerset Township
93% of 1,880 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 73% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 63% | 1,000/50 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 13% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| BLIP Networks | Fixed wireless | 86% | 500/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Somerset Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Somerset Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Somerset Township (71%) is in Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186; parts are in Elverado Community Unit School District 196 (29%).
CSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Somerset Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Somerset Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Somerset Township | ZIP’s residents in Somerset Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62966 | Murphysboro, IL | 97% | 27% |
| 62924 | De Soto, IL | 2% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 62932.
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 Somerset Township
Who supplies Somerset Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Murphysboro water system (EPA ID IL0770500). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Somerset 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 Somerset Township?
Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, ClearWave, Verizon, BLIP Networks, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Somerset Township?
62966 (97%), 62924 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Somerset Township in?
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186. Parts of the city are in Elverado Community Unit School District 196.
How do I register to vote in Somerset 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 Jackson 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.