Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Franklin Grove, IL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Franklin Grove comes from the Franklin Grove water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest library is Franklin Grove Public Library, 0.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Franklin Grove, 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 Franklin Grove.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Franklin Grove. 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 Franklin Grove water system
The Franklin Grove water system supplies almost all of Franklin Grove. It draws ground water and serves 896 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–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.7 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IL1030250.
6 home internet providers serve Franklin Grove
100% of 383 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 70% | 90/5 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 67% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 3% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Franklin Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Franklin Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Franklin Grove is in Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Franklin Grove is in ZIP code 61031
ZIP codes where Franklin Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Franklin Grove | ZIP’s residents in Franklin Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61031 | Franklin Grove, IL | 100% | 63% |
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 Franklin Grove
Who supplies Franklin Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Franklin Grove water system (EPA ID IL1030250). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Franklin Grove?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Franklin Grove?
Xfinity, Frontier, Conxxus, Verizon, T-Mobile, LR Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Franklin Grove?
61031. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Franklin Grove in?
Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275.
How do I register to vote in Franklin Grove?
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 Lee 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.