Living in Carbon Cliff, IL: what to set up and who to call
In Carbon Cliff, trash day is Tuesday. The Carbon Cliff water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carbon Cliff, 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 Carbon Cliff.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carbon Cliff. 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 Carbon Cliff water system
The Carbon Cliff water system supplies Carbon Cliff: about 74% of residents live in its service area. Silvis serves another 11%. About 15% 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 2,134 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. IL1610100.
7 home internet providers serve Carbon Cliff
100% of 642 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 82% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
| Geneseo Communications Services | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Carbon Cliff is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Carbon Cliff, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers
- Inserts
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Envelopes
- Paperback books
- Phone books
- Cardboard
- Clean pizza boxes
- Office/school papers
- Boxboard
- Paper bags (grocery type)
- Paper egg recycling cartons
- Aluminum cans
From carboncliff.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carbon Cliff is in two districts that split the grades: United Township High School District 30 and Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36.
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.
Carbon Cliff spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Carbon Cliff residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carbon Cliff | ZIP’s residents in Carbon Cliff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61239 | Carbon Cliff, IL | 55% | 100% |
| 61244 | East Moline, IL | 29% | 2% |
| 61282 | Silvis, IL | 16% | 3% |
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 Carbon Cliff
Who supplies Carbon Cliff’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Carbon Cliff water system (EPA ID IL1610100). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carbon Cliff?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carbon Cliff?
Mediacom Xtream, Metronet, AT&T, Geneseo Communications Services, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carbon Cliff?
61239 (55%), 61244 (29%), 61282 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carbon Cliff in?
United Township High School District 30 and Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36. Parts of the city are in Silvis School District 34 and East Moline School District 37.
How do I register to vote in Carbon Cliff?
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: Carbon Cliff’s own website (carboncliff.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.