Photo: Stevedrone91 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Freeport, IL: what to set up and who to call
All of Freeport gets its mail under one ZIP code, 61032. Freeport Public Library, 1.1 miles away, is the closest library to Freeport.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Freeport, 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 Freeport.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Freeport. 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 Freeport water system
The Freeport water system supplies almost all of Freeport. It draws ground water and serves 23,930 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.0 ppb. 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. IL1770200.
9 home internet providers serve Freeport
100% of 9,748 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | DSL | 44% | 10/1 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 12% | 8,000/8,000 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 56% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Freeport
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Freeport, from the town’s own site.
Freeport Transfer Station
2133 S. Walnut Avenue, Freeport, IL
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityoffreeport.org, 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.
Freeport is in Freeport School District 145.
DSchool 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.
Freeport is in ZIP code 61032
ZIP codes where Freeport residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Freeport | ZIP’s residents in Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61032 | Freeport, IL | 100% | 82% |
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 Freeport
Who supplies Freeport’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Freeport water system (EPA ID IL1770200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Freeport?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Freeport?
Xfinity, Frontier, Surf Internet, JCWIFI.com, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Freeport?
61032. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Freeport in?
Freeport School District 145.
How do I register to vote in Freeport?
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 Stephenson 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: Freeport’s own website (cityoffreeport.org), 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.