Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Sullivan, IL: what to set up and who to call
Sullivan runs its own electric utility, City of Sullivan. The nearest emergency room is HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, 16.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sullivan, 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 Sullivan.
Power comes from City of Sullivan
City of Sullivan (City of Sullivan - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Sullivan.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sullivan water system
The Sullivan water system supplies almost all of Sullivan. It draws ground water and serves 4,729 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1390300.
8 home internet providers serve Sullivan
100% of 1,995 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 81% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sullivan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sullivan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sullivan is in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300.
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.
Sullivan is in ZIP code 61951
ZIP codes where Sullivan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sullivan | ZIP’s residents in Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61951 | Sullivan, IL | 100% | 55% |
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 Sullivan
Who supplies Sullivan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sullivan water system (EPA ID IL1390300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sullivan?
City of Sullivan (City of Sullivan - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Sullivan?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Conxxus, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sullivan?
61951. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sullivan in?
Sullivan Community Unit School District 300.
How do I register to vote in Sullivan?
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 Moultrie 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.