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The West Jersey Township handbook

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

West Jersey Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 61483 holds the most residents (90%). Mid Century Telephone Cooperative wires most of West Jersey Township, and 95% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in West Jersey 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 West Jersey Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company

Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Jersey 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve West Jersey Township

97% of 174 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mid Century Telephone CooperativeFiber94%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless64%500/100
AT&TFixed wireless29%25/3
Noize CommunicationsFixed wireless9%100/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have West Jersey Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Jersey Township.

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

West Jersey Township kids go to
PK–5Stark County Elem Schin Wyoming
6–8Stark County Junior High Schoolin Toulon
9–12Stark County High Schoolin Toulon

Most of West Jersey Township (97%) is in Stark County Community Unit School District 100; parts are in Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 (3%).

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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

West Jersey Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of West Jersey TownshipZIP’s residents in West Jersey Township
61483Toulon, IL90%12%
61449La Fayette, IL10%6%

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 West Jersey Township

Who provides electricity in West Jersey 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 West Jersey Township?

Mid Century Telephone Cooperative, Nextlink, AT&T, Noize Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in West Jersey Township?

61483 (90%), 61449 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is West Jersey Township in?

Stark County Community Unit School District 100. Parts of the city are in Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210.

How do I register to vote in West Jersey 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 Stark County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.