Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Living in Grand Ridge, IL: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Grand Ridge water system, which supplies Grand Ridge, came in at 31.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Two school districts split the grades in Grand Ridge: Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 and Ottawa Township High School District 140.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grand Ridge, 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 Grand Ridge.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grand Ridge. 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 Grand Ridge water system
The Grand Ridge water system supplies almost all of Grand Ridge. It draws ground water and serves 515 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–Jun 2026, was 31.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. IL0990200.
7 home internet providers serve Grand Ridge
93% of 254 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 86% | 115/7 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 83% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 98% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grand Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grand Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grand Ridge is in two districts that split the grades: Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 and Ottawa Township High School District 140.
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Grand Ridge is in ZIP code 61325
ZIP codes where Grand Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grand Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Grand Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61325 | Grand Ridge, IL | 100% | 52% |
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 Grand Ridge
Who supplies Grand Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Grand Ridge water system (EPA ID IL0990200). 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 31.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grand Ridge?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grand Ridge?
Frontier, Conxxus, AT&T, Verizon, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grand Ridge?
61325. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grand Ridge in?
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 and Ottawa Township High School District 140.
How do I register to vote in Grand Ridge?
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 LaSalle 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.