Living in Blackhawk Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Milan water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.2 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For home internet, most of Blackhawk Township can choose between Mediacom Xtream and Metronet.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk Township.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blackhawk Township. Its homes paid an average of 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $74 a month (its average across Illinois).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Milan water system
The Milan water system supplies Blackhawk Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. Rock Island serves another 29%. About 19% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Rock Island as seller) and serves 4,945 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 7.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. IL1610400.
8 home internet providers serve Blackhawk Township
99% of 4,207 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 69% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Geneseo Communications Services | Fiber | 21% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
| Reynolds Cable | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blackhawk Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blackhawk Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Blackhawk Township (62%) is in Rock Island-Milan School District 41; parts are in Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 (29%) and Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 (9%).
C−School 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Blackhawk Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blackhawk Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blackhawk Township | ZIP’s residents in Blackhawk Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61264 | Milan, IL | 67% | 63% |
| 61201 | Rock Island, IL | 26% | 7% |
| 61240 | Coal Valley, IL | 3% | 5% |
| 61284 | Taylor Ridge, IL | 3% | 13% |
A few homes fall in 61265.
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 Blackhawk Township
Who supplies Blackhawk Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Milan water system (EPA ID IL1610400). 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 7.2 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blackhawk Township?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blackhawk Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Metronet, Geneseo Communications Services, AT&T, Reynolds Cable, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blackhawk Township?
61264 (67%), 61201 (26%), 61240 (3%), 61284 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blackhawk Township in?
Rock Island-Milan School District 41. Parts of the city are in Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 and Moline-Coal Valley School District 40.
How do I register to vote in Blackhawk 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 Rock Island 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.