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The Yorktown Township handbook

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

Yorktown Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 61277 holds the most residents (56%). For a library card, the closest branch is Henry C. Adams Memorial Library, 9.1 miles out.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Yorktown Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCommonwealth Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 17.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Yorktown TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Yorktown Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAnnawan Community Unit School District 226Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes61277, 61258, 61283Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Yorktown Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Yorktown Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Yorktown Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Yorktown Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yorktown Township.

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

Yorktown Township kids go to
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Yorktown Township (65%) is in Annawan Community Unit School District 226; parts are in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 (35%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsYorktown Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHenry County ClerkElections here are run by Henry County (county election office). 307 West Center St., Cambridge, IL 61238 · (309) 937-3480 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Yorktown Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Yorktown TownshipZIP’s residents in Yorktown Township
61277Prophetstown, IL56%8%
61258Hooppole, IL40%100%
61283Tampico, IL4%1%

A few homes fall in 61234.

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.

Nearest emergency roomHammond Henry Hospital13.6 miles awayGet a library cardHenry C. Adams Memorial Library209 West Third Street · (309) 714-2699

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Yorktown Township

Who provides electricity in Yorktown Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Yorktown Township?

61277 (56%), 61258 (40%), 61283 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Yorktown Township in?

Annawan Community Unit School District 226. Parts of the city are in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3.

How do I register to vote in Yorktown 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 Henry 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): pending.