Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Albany, IL: what to set up and who to call
Albany runs its own electric utility, City of Albany. The Albany water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Sep 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Albany, 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 Albany.
Power comes from City of Albany
City of Albany (City of Albany - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Albany.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Albany water system
The Albany water system supplies Albany: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 846 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Sep 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.9 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. IL1950050.
7 home internet providers serve Albany
99% of 447 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 80% | 10/1 |
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP) | Fiber | 34% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/6 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 43% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Albany’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Albany.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Albany is in River Bend Community Unit District 2.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Albany is in ZIP code 61230
ZIP codes where Albany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Albany | ZIP’s residents in Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61230 | Albany, IL | 100% | 73% |
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 Albany
Who supplies Albany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Albany water system (EPA ID IL1950050). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Albany?
City of Albany (City of Albany - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Albany?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), Verizon, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Albany?
61230. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Albany in?
River Bend Community Unit District 2.
How do I register to vote in Albany?
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 Whiteside 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.