Living in Edgington Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Edgington Township goes to 61284 (57% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 runs the public schools in Edgington Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Edgington 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 Edgington Township.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Edgington 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 Reynolds water system
The Reynolds water system supplies Edgington Township: about 32% of residents live in its service area. Edgington Water District serves another 25%. Winding Creek Estates serves another 6%. About 36% 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 508 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. IL1614800.
6 home internet providers serve Edgington Township
97% of 742 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 51% | 1,000/50 |
| Reynolds Cable | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 44% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Reynolds Telephone Company | Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 75% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Edgington Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Edgington Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Edgington Township is in Rockridge Community Unit School District 300.
BSchool 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.
Edgington Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Edgington Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Edgington Township | ZIP’s residents in Edgington Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61284 | Taylor Ridge, IL | 57% | 36% |
| 61279 | Reynolds, IL | 42% | 62% |
A few homes fall in 61259.
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 Edgington Township
Who supplies Edgington Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Reynolds water system (EPA ID IL1614800). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Edgington 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 Edgington Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Reynolds Cable, Reynolds Telephone Company, Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Edgington Township?
61284 (57%), 61279 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Edgington Township in?
Rockridge Community Unit School District 300.
How do I register to vote in Edgington 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.