Living in Apple Canyon Lake, IL: what to set up and who to call
Apple Canyon Lake has no town government of its own, so Jo Daviess County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Warren Community Unit School District 205. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Apple Canyon Lake.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Apple Canyon Lake, 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 Apple Canyon Lake.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Apple Canyon Lake. 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.
Water comes from Prairie Path Water Company-Apple Canyon
Prairie Path Water Company-Apple Canyon supplies Apple Canyon Lake: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% 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 931 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. IL0855150.
4 home internet providers serve Apple Canyon Lake
100% of 904 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP) | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 96% | 200/200 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 57% | 500/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Apple Canyon Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Apple Canyon Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Apple Canyon Lake (35%) is in Warren Community Unit School District 205; parts are in Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 (34%) and Stockton Community Unit School District 206 (31%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Apple Canyon Lake is unincorporated, so Jo Daviess County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Apple Canyon Lake is in ZIP code 61001
ZIP codes where Apple Canyon Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Apple Canyon Lake | ZIP’s residents in Apple Canyon Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61001 | Apple River, IL | 100% | 50% |
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 Apple Canyon Lake
Who supplies Apple Canyon Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prairie Path Water Company-Apple Canyon (EPA ID IL0855150). 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 3.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Apple Canyon Lake?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Apple Canyon Lake?
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), JCWIFI.com, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Apple Canyon Lake?
61001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Apple Canyon Lake in?
Warren Community Unit School District 205. Parts of the city are in Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 and Stockton Community Unit School District 206.
How do I register to vote in Apple Canyon Lake?
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 Jo Daviess 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.