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The Greenup handbook

Living in Greenup, IL: what to set up and who to call

Greenup runs its own electric utility, Village of Greenup. The Greenup water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.5 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greenup, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Greenup.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Greenup

Village of Greenup (Village of Greenup - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Greenup.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Greenup water system

The Greenup water system supplies Greenup: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 1,513 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile13.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 13.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. IL0350050.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Greenup

100% of 733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber99%1,000/50
FrontierDSL76%90/5
ConxxusFiber72%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20
GigFireFixed wireless87%150/130
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Greenup’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Greenup.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Greenup or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greenup kids go to
PK–4Cumberland Elem Schoolin Toledo
5–8Cumberland Middle Schoolin Toledo
9–12Cumberland High Schoolin Toledo

Greenup is in Cumberland Community Unit School District 77.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greenup is in ZIP code 62428

ZIP codes where Greenup residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreenupZIP’s residents in Greenup
62428Greenup, IL100%47%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Greenup

Who supplies Greenup’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Greenup water system (EPA ID IL0350050). 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 13.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greenup?

Village of Greenup (Village of Greenup - (IL)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Greenup?

Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Conxxus, Verizon, GigFire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenup?

62428. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenup in?

Cumberland Community Unit School District 77.

How do I register to vote in Greenup?

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 Cumberland 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.