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The Sugar Creek Township handbook

Living in Sugar Creek Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

The Trenton water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Two school districts split the grades in Sugar Creek Township: Central Community High School District 71 and Wesclin Community Unit School District 3.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sugar Creek 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Trenton water system

The Trenton water system supplies Sugar Creek Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Aviston serves another 35%. About 24% 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 S L M Water Commission as seller) and serves 2,742 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. IL0270500.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Sugar Creek Township

89% of 2,786 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber78%1,000/1,000
ClearWaveFiber31%7,000/7,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL24%100/20
WisperFixed wireless81%400/30
T-MobileFixed wireless80%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless34%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sugar Creek Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugar Creek Township.

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

Sugar Creek Township kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Wesclin Sr High SchoolWesclin Community Unit School District 3

Sugar Creek Township is in two districts that split the grades: Central Community High School District 71 and Wesclin Community Unit School District 3.

A−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

Sugar Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Sugar Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sugar Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Sugar Creek Township
62293Trenton, IL58%85%
62216Aviston, IL42%92%

A few homes fall in 62245.

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 Sugar Creek Township

Who supplies Sugar Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Trenton water system (EPA ID IL0270500). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek Township?

Spectrum, ClearWave, AT&T, Wisper, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sugar Creek Township?

62293 (58%), 62216 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sugar Creek Township in?

Central Community High School District 71 and Wesclin Community Unit School District 3. Parts of the city are in Aviston School District 21.

How do I register to vote in Sugar Creek 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 Clinton 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.