Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Moline, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Moline: United Township High School District 30 and Moline-Coal Valley School District 40. The nearest library is Moline Public Library, 0.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moline, 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 Moline.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Moline. Its homes paid an average of 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $74 a month (its average across Illinois).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Moline water system
The Moline water system supplies almost all of Moline. It draws surface water (EPA lists East Moline and Rock Island as sellers) and serves 44,500 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 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. IL1610450.
7 home internet providers serve Moline
100% of 15,750 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 94% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Geneseo Communications Services | Fiber | 49% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 6% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Moline depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Moline, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on moline.il.us
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on moline.il.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastics: all #1 through #7 plastic containers
- Aluminum cans, steel/tin cans, and bi-metal cans
- Clear and colored glass bottles and jars
- Frozen food packages
- Juice boxes and aseptic cartons
From moline.il.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Moline is in two districts that split the grades: United Township High School District 30 and Moline-Coal Valley School District 40.
C+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.
Moline is in ZIP code 61265
ZIP codes where Moline residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moline | ZIP’s residents in Moline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61265 | Moline, IL | 100% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 61264, 61240. 61266 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Moline
Who supplies Moline’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Moline water system (EPA ID IL1610450). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moline?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Moline?
Mediacom Xtream, Metronet, Geneseo Communications Services, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moline?
61265. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moline in?
United Township High School District 30 and Moline-Coal Valley School District 40. Parts of the city are in East Moline School District 37 and Rock Island-Milan School District 41.
How do I register to vote in Moline?
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 Rock Island 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: Moline’s own website (moline.il.us), 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.