Joseph Schertz House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Worth Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Caterpillar Trail Pwd water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Worth Township: County of Woodford School and Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Worth Township, 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 Worth Township.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Worth 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.
Water comes from Caterpillar Trail Pwd water system
The Caterpillar Trail Pwd water system supplies Worth Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 34% 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 5,125 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–Dec 2025, was 13.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. IL2035030.
7 home internet providers serve Worth Township
99% of 3,447 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| digiMax | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/50 |
| Tel-Star Cablevision | Fiber, Cable | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 9% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Worth Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Worth Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Worth Township is in two districts that split the grades: County of Woodford School and Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1.
ASchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Worth Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Worth Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Worth Township | ZIP’s residents in Worth Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61548 | Metamora, IL | 84% | 60% |
| 61611 | East Peoria, IL | 16% | 6% |
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 Worth Township
Who supplies Worth Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Caterpillar Trail Pwd water system (EPA ID IL2035030). 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 13.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Worth 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 Worth Township?
digiMax, Mediacom Xtream, Tel-Star Cablevision, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Worth Township?
61548 (84%), 61611 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Worth Township in?
County of Woodford School and Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1. Parts of the city are in Germantown Hills School District 69 and Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Worth 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 Woodford 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.