Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Taylorville, IL: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Taylorville: residents take trash to Taylorville Trash Dumping Site (household waste dumpster, yard waste and scrap metal bins). Almost every address in Taylorville can get fiber (99%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Taylorville, 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 Taylorville.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Taylorville. 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 Taylorville water system
The Taylorville water system supplies almost all of Taylorville. It draws surface water and serves 12,806 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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. IL0210600.
8 home internet providers serve Taylorville
100% of 4,863 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Computer Techniques | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 61% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 28% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Taylorville: trash goes to the drop-off
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Taylorville, from the town’s own site.
Taylorville Trash Dumping Site (household waste dumpster, yard waste and scrap metal bins)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $1.00 ticket per bag/box or item
From taylorville.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2018-09-18T13:00:07-05:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Taylorville is in Taylorville Community Unit School District 3.
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.
Taylorville is in ZIP code 62568
ZIP codes where Taylorville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Taylorville | ZIP’s residents in Taylorville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62568 | Taylorville, IL | 100% | 61% |
A few homes fall in 62555.
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 Taylorville
Who supplies Taylorville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Taylorville water system (EPA ID IL0210600). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Taylorville?
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 Taylorville?
Sparklight, Computer Techniques, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Taylorville?
62568. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Taylorville in?
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3.
How do I register to vote in Taylorville?
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 Christian 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: Taylorville’s own website (taylorville.net), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.