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The Ladd handbook

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

Ladd runs its own electric utility, Village of Ladd. Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Ladd, collected by Republic Services.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ladd, 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 Ladd.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Ladd

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

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 Ladd water system

The Ladd water system supplies almost all of Ladd. It draws ground water and serves 1,263 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 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. IL0110450.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Ladd

100% of 604 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
ConxxusFiber91%8,000/8,000
FrontierDSL77%70/3
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless82%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless55%25/3
NextlinkFixed wireless42%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Ladd is Wednesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ladd, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerRepublic ServicesPicks up trash in Laddvillageofladd.com
Trash dayWednesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Brochures
  • Envelopes
  • File folders
  • Junk mail
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Paper (staples OK)
  • Phone books
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Frozen food boxes
  • Poster board
  • Shipping or moving boxes
  • Beverage cans
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOne bulk item per week per residence collected by Republic Services; mattresses and box springs must be in plastic bag; appliances and hazardous items not included; extra items at additional expense

From villageofladd.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-03T15:07:45+00:00, 2026-10-11, 2026-10-11T15:07:50+00:00, 2026-10-23. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ladd kids go to
PK–8Ladd Comm Cons SchLadd Community Consolidated School District 94
9–12Hall High Schoolin Spring Valley

Ladd is in two districts that split the grades: Hall High School District 502 and Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94.

C−School 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

Ladd is in ZIP code 61329

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LaddZIP’s residents in Ladd
61329Ladd, IL100%100%

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 Ladd

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

The Ladd water system (EPA ID IL0110450). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ladd?

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

What internet providers serve Ladd?

Xfinity, Conxxus, Frontier, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ladd?

61329. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ladd in?

Hall High School District 502 and Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94. Parts of the city are in Dalzell School District 98.

How do I register to vote in Ladd?

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 Bureau 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: Ladd’s own website (villageofladd.com), 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.