Living in Machesney Park, IL: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Fridays in Machesney Park, collected by Rock River Disposal. Two school districts split the grades in Machesney Park: Hononegah Community High School District 207 and Harlem Unit School District 122.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Machesney Park, 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 Machesney Park.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Machesney Park. 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 North Park Pwd
North Park Pwd supplies almost all of Machesney Park. It draws ground water (EPA lists Rockton as seller) and serves 35,580 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.3 ppb. That’s higher than 73% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL2015500.
8 home internet providers serve Machesney Park
100% of 9,212 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 94% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 70% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | DSL | 8% | 90/5 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 67% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Machesney Park is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Machesney Park, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From machesneypark.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated © 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.
Machesney Park is in two districts that split the grades: Hononegah Community High School District 207 and Harlem Unit School District 122.
DSchool 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Machesney Park spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Machesney Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Machesney Park | ZIP’s residents in Machesney Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61115 | Machesney Park, IL | 98% | 100% |
| 61103 | Rockford, IL | 2% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 61111, 61073.
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 Machesney Park
Who supplies Machesney Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Park Pwd (EPA ID IL2015500). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Machesney Park?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Machesney Park?
Xfinity, Metronet, AT&T, Frontier, Spectrum, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Machesney Park?
61115 (98%), 61103 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Machesney Park in?
Hononegah Community High School District 207 and Harlem Unit School District 122. Parts of the city are in Rockford School District 205 and Rockton School District 140.
How do I register to vote in Machesney Park?
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 Winnebago 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: Machesney Park’s own website (machesneypark.org), read Oct 21, 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.