Living in Bowling Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Woodland A and B MHP reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Most of Bowling Township has one wired internet choice: Mediacom Xtream.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bowling 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 Bowling Township.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.3% of Bowling Township residents. 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 Woodland A and B MHP
Woodland A and B MHP supplies Bowling Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Ridgewood Ledges Water Association serves another 7%. Croppers 1st 4th and 5th Addition serves another 7%. Eberts 3rd Addition serves another 6%. About 66% 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 490 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 Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. IL1617925.
7 home internet providers serve Bowling Township
91% of 1,592 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 71% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 24% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Reynolds Cable | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Reynolds Telephone Company | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 39% | 800/400 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bowling Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bowling Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bowling Township (68%) is in Rockridge Community Unit School District 300; parts are in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 (32%).
B+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.
Bowling Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bowling Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bowling Township | ZIP’s residents in Bowling Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61264 | Milan, IL | 95% | 31% |
| 61284 | Taylor Ridge, IL | 4% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 61281, 61279.
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 Bowling Township
Who supplies Bowling Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Woodland A and B MHP (EPA ID IL1617925). 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 Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bowling 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 Bowling Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Metronet, Reynolds Cable, Reynolds Telephone Company, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bowling Township?
61264 (95%), 61284 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bowling Township in?
Rockridge Community Unit School District 300. Parts of the city are in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200.
How do I register to vote in Bowling 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.