Living in Candlewick Lake, IL: what to set up and who to call
Candlewick Lake has no town government of its own, so Boone County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100. Xfinity and Mediacom Xtream both wire most of Candlewick Lake; 0% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Candlewick 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 Candlewick Lake.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Candlewick 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 Aqua Illinois-Candlewick Dvn
Aqua Illinois-Candlewick Dvn supplies almost all of Candlewick Lake. It draws ground water (EPA lists Poplar Grove West-Countryside as seller) and serves 6,426 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 Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0075050.
6 home internet providers serve Candlewick Lake
100% of 1,831 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Candlewick Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Candlewick Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Candlewick Lake (69%) is in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100; parts are in North Boone Community Unit School District 200 (31%).
CSchool gradeSee 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
Candlewick Lake is unincorporated, so Boone 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.
Candlewick Lake is in ZIP code 61065
ZIP codes where Candlewick Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Candlewick Lake | ZIP’s residents in Candlewick Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61065 | Poplar Grove, IL | 100% | 45% |
A few homes fall in 61011.
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 Candlewick Lake
Who supplies Candlewick Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Illinois-Candlewick Dvn (EPA ID IL0075050). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Candlewick 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 Candlewick Lake?
Xfinity, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, Rise Broadband, Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Candlewick Lake?
61065. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Candlewick Lake in?
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100. Parts of the city are in North Boone Community Unit School District 200.
How do I register to vote in Candlewick 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 Boone 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.