Living in Guilford Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Prairie Path Water Company-Galena reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228), beginning Apr 2026. Power in Guilford Township comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Guilford Township, 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 Guilford Township.
Power comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Guilford Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 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 Prairie Path Water Company-Galena
Prairie Path Water Company-Galena supplies Guilford Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,294 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228), beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. IL0855050.
6 home internet providers serve Guilford Township
100% of 1,865 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP) | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 54% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 53% | 500/100 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 45% | 200/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Guilford Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Guilford Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Guilford Township (60%) is in Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211; parts are in River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 (40%).
B+School 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.
Guilford Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Guilford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Guilford Township | ZIP’s residents in Guilford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61036 | Galena, IL | 86% | 18% |
| 61075 | Scales Mound, IL | 8% | 13% |
| 61028 | Elizabeth, IL | 6% | 5% |
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 Guilford Township
Who supplies Guilford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prairie Path Water Company-Galena (EPA ID IL0855050). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Guilford Township?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Guilford Township?
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), Mediacom Xtream, T-Mobile, Nextlink, JCWIFI.com, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Guilford Township?
61036 (86%), 61075 (8%), 61028 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Guilford Township in?
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211. Parts of the city are in River Ridge Community Unit School District 210.
How do I register to vote in Guilford Township?
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 Jo Daviess 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.