Living in Highland, IL: what to set up and who to call
Highland runs its own electric utility, City of Highland. For emergencies, Highland is closest to St. Joseph's Hospital, 1.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Highland, 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 Highland.
Power comes from City of Highland
City of Highland (City of Highland - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves 97.2% of Highland residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Highland water system
The Highland water system supplies almost all of Highland. It draws surface water and serves 10,674 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IL1190550.
7 home internet providers serve Highland
100% of 3,873 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Communication Services | Fiber | 100% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 73% | 45/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Highland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Highland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
Accepted at the curb
- Flattened Cardboard
- Metal Cans
- Plastic Bottles & Jugs
From highlandil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2024, December 1, 2025, Monday, April 1, 2024. 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.
Most of Highland (99%) is in Highland Community Unit School District 5.
A−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.
Highland is in ZIP code 62249
ZIP codes where Highland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Highland | ZIP’s residents in Highland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62249 | Highland, IL | 100% | 62% |
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 Highland
Who supplies Highland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Highland water system (EPA ID IL1190550). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Highland?
City of Highland (City of Highland - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Highland?
Highland Communication Services, Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Highland?
62249. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Highland in?
Highland Community Unit School District 5.
How do I register to vote in Highland?
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 Madison 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: Highland’s own website (highlandil.gov), read Oct 23, 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.