Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Living in Mount Morris, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Mount Morris is in ZIP code 61054. Almost every address in Mount Morris can get fiber (95%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Morris, 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 Mount Morris.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Morris. 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 Mount Morris water system
The Mount Morris water system supplies Mount Morris: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 2,861 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1410350.
7 home internet providers serve Mount Morris
99% of 1,176 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AirCell | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/300 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| AaroBand | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mount Morris’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Morris.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mount Morris is in Oregon Community Unit School District 220.
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Mount Morris is in ZIP code 61054
ZIP codes where Mount Morris residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Morris | ZIP’s residents in Mount Morris |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61054 | Mount Morris, IL | 100% | 77% |
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 Mount Morris
Who supplies Mount Morris’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mount Morris water system (EPA ID IL1410350). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Morris?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mount Morris?
Xfinity, Frontier, AirCell, Rise Broadband, Verizon, AaroBand (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Morris?
61054. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Morris in?
Oregon Community Unit School District 220.
How do I register to vote in Mount Morris?
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 Ogle 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.