Photo: Mpen320 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Geneva, IL: what to set up and who to call
Geneva runs its own electric utility, City of Geneva; its homes paid 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025. The Geneva water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Geneva, 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 Geneva.
Power comes from City of Geneva
City of Geneva (City of Geneva - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Geneva. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $90 a month (its average across Illinois).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Geneva water system
The Geneva water system supplies almost all of Geneva. It draws ground water and serves 21,247 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–Jun 2026, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.7 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. IL0890350.
5 home internet providers serve Geneva
100% of 7,468 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 97% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Geneva is Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Geneva, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Thu or Fri)Look up your day on geneva.il.us
Accepted at the curb
- Steel and tin cans
- Gable top cartons (milk & juice containers)
- Glass bottles & jars (clear, brown and green)
- Soda, water, beverage bottles
- Newspaper, including inserts
- Cardboard
- Magazines, catalogs, phone books
- Mixed paper (white, color, notebook, computer paper)
- Junk mail
- Kraft brown paper bags
- Paperback books (no hard cover)
- Chip board (cereal, cake, food mix boxes; shoe boxes
From geneva.il.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Geneva is in Geneva Community Unit School District 304.
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Geneva is in ZIP code 60134
ZIP codes where Geneva residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Geneva | ZIP’s residents in Geneva |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60134 | Geneva, IL | 100% | 70% |
A few homes fall in 60185.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Geneva
Who supplies Geneva’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Geneva water system (EPA ID IL0890350). 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 5.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Geneva?
City of Geneva (City of Geneva - (IL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Geneva?
Xfinity, Metronet, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Geneva?
60134. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Geneva in?
Geneva Community Unit School District 304.
How do I register to vote in Geneva?
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 Kane 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: Geneva’s own website (geneva.il.us), 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.