Living in Garden Prairie, IL: what to set up and who to call
Garden Prairie has no town government of its own, so Boone County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100. The closest public drop-off to Garden Prairie is Clean Out Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden Prairie, 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 Garden Prairie.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garden Prairie. 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.
6 home internet providers serve Garden Prairie
95% of 153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 72% | 10/1 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 84% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garden Prairie.
Clean Out Station
· run by Holiday Acres RV Campground and Resort
This isn’t Garden Prairie’s own facility. Whether Garden Prairie residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garden Prairie is in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Garden Prairie is unincorporated, so Boone County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Garden Prairie is in ZIP code 61038
ZIP codes where Garden Prairie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden Prairie | ZIP’s residents in Garden Prairie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61038 | Garden Prairie, IL | 100% | 26% |
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 Garden Prairie
Who provides electricity in Garden Prairie?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garden Prairie?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden Prairie?
61038. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden Prairie in?
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100.
How do I register to vote in Garden Prairie?
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 Boone County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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.