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The Sullivant Township handbook

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

The Sibley water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2025. For emergencies, Sullivant Township is closest to Gibson Community Hospital, 6.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sullivant 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 Sullivant Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sullivant 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 Sibley water system

The Sibley water system supplies Sullivant Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 245 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), beginning Apr 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 54.0 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. IL0530400.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Sullivant Township

98% of 309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber60%1,000/50
FrontierDSL51%115/7
ConxxusFiber50%8,000/8,000
Wireless Data NetFixed wireless89%100/25
NextlinkFixed wireless68%800/400
MaxwireFixed wireless42%50/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sullivant Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sullivant Township.

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

Sullivant Township kids go to
PK–5GCMS Elementary Schoolin Gibson City
6–8GCMS Middle Schoolin Gibson City
9–12GCMS High Schoolin Gibson City

Most of Sullivant Township (98%) is in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5.

Test scores and every school: see 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sullivant Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sullivant TownshipZIP’s residents in Sullivant Township
61773Sibley, IL93%100%
61720Anchor, IL4%7%
61731Cropsey, IL3%7%

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 Sullivant Township

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

The Sibley water system (EPA ID IL0530400). 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). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sullivant 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 Sullivant Township?

Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Conxxus, Wireless Data Net, Nextlink, Maxwire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sullivant Township?

61773 (93%), 61720 (4%), 61731 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sullivant Township in?

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5.

How do I register to vote in Sullivant 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 Ford 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.