Living in Valmeyer, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Valmeyer water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). In Valmeyer, trash day is Thursday (Reliable Sanitation collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Valmeyer, 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 Valmeyer.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Valmeyer. 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 Valmeyer water system
The Valmeyer water system supplies Valmeyer: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Fountain Water District serves another 6%. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Fountain Water District as seller) and serves 1,263 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. IL1330250.
6 home internet providers serve Valmeyer
99% of 461 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonville Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 99% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| Htc Tech | Fixed wireless | 8% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Valmeyer is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Valmeyer, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingTwice a month, Thu · which week: valmeyerillinois.com
From valmeyerillinois.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Valmeyer is in Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3.
C+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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Valmeyer is in ZIP code 62295
ZIP codes where Valmeyer residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valmeyer | ZIP’s residents in Valmeyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62295 | Valmeyer, IL | 100% | 81% |
A few homes fall in 62298.
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 Valmeyer
Who supplies Valmeyer’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Valmeyer water system (EPA ID IL1330250). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Valmeyer?
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 Valmeyer?
Harrisonville Telephone Company, Spectrum, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile, Htc Tech (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valmeyer?
62295. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valmeyer in?
Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3.
How do I register to vote in Valmeyer?
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 Monroe 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: Valmeyer’s own website (valmeyerillinois.com), read Oct 22, 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.