Living in Freeburg, IL: what to set up and who to call
Freeburg runs its own electric utility, Village of Freeburg. The Freeburg water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.6 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Freeburg, 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 Freeburg.
Power comes from Village of Freeburg
Village of Freeburg (Village of Freeburg - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Freeburg.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Freeburg water system
The Freeburg water system supplies Freeburg: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Fsh Water Commission as seller) and serves 4,707 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 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. IL1630600.
5 home internet providers serve Freeburg
95% of 1,877 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 15% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Freeburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Freeburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Freeburg is in two districts that split the grades: Freeburg Community High School District 77 and Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70.
ASchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Freeburg spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Freeburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Freeburg | ZIP’s residents in Freeburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62243 | Freeburg, IL | 96% | 76% |
| 62221 | Belleville, IL | 4% | 1% |
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 Freeburg
Who supplies Freeburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Freeburg water system (EPA ID IL1630600). 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 5.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Freeburg?
Village of Freeburg (Village of Freeburg - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Freeburg?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Freeburg?
62243 (96%), 62221 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Freeburg in?
Freeburg Community High School District 77 and Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70.
How do I register to vote in Freeburg?
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 St. Clair 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.