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The Spring Lake Township handbook

Living in Spring Lake Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Spring Lake Township: Pekin Community High School District 303 and Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191. For a library card, the closest branch is Forman Valley Public Library District, 4.7 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township

88% of 996 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cass Cable TVFiber, Fixed wireless84%2,000/2,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless68%80/10
VerizonFixed wireless47%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
Noize CommunicationsFixed wireless17%100/10
AT&TFixed wireless15%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 Spring Lake Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spring Lake Township.

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

Spring Lake Township kids go to
PK–8Spring Lake Elem SchoolSpring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Spring Lake Township is in two districts that split the grades: Pekin Community High School District 303 and Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191.

B−School gradeSee 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

Spring Lake Township is in ZIP code 61546

ZIP codes where Spring Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Spring Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Spring Lake Township
61546Manito, IL100%43%

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 Spring Lake Township

Who provides electricity in Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township?

Cass Cable TV, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, Noize Communications, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Spring Lake Township?

61546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Spring Lake Township in?

Pekin Community High School District 303 and Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191. Parts of the city are in Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606 and Rankin Community School District 98.

How do I register to vote in Spring Lake 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 Tazewell 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.