Living in Steeleville, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Steeleville water system reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×9. 78% of systems its size reported none. Public schools here are run by Steeleville Community Unit School District 138.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Steeleville, 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 Steeleville.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Steeleville. 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 Steeleville water system
The Steeleville water system supplies almost all of Steeleville. It draws ground water and serves 1,960 people in all.
9 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×9, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1570650.
5 home internet providers serve Steeleville
100% of 957 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 7,000/7,000 |
| BLIP Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Steeleville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Steeleville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Steeleville is in Steeleville Community Unit School District 138.
B−School 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.
Steeleville is in ZIP code 62288
ZIP codes where Steeleville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Steeleville | ZIP’s residents in Steeleville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62288 | Steeleville, IL | 100% | 71% |
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 Steeleville
Who supplies Steeleville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Steeleville water system (EPA ID IL1570650). It reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×9. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Steeleville?
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 Steeleville?
Sparklight, Frontier, BLIP Networks, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Steeleville?
62288. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Steeleville in?
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138.
How do I register to vote in Steeleville?
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 Randolph 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.