Photo: Chamber221 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Morrison, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Morrison is in ZIP code 61270. Fiber reaches 96% of addresses in Morrison.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Morrison, 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 Morrison.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Morrison. 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 Morrison water system
The Morrison water system supplies Morrison: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 4,188 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. IL1950350.
8 home internet providers serve Morrison
100% of 1,760 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP) | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Morrison’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Morrison.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Morrison is in Morrison Community Unit School District 6.
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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Morrison is in ZIP code 61270
ZIP codes where Morrison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Morrison | ZIP’s residents in Morrison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61270 | Morrison, IL | 100% | 58% |
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 Morrison
Who supplies Morrison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Morrison water system (EPA ID IL1950350). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Morrison?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Morrison?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Surf Internet, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Morrison?
61270. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Morrison in?
Morrison Community Unit School District 6.
How do I register to vote in Morrison?
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 Whiteside 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.