Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Living in Pecatonica, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Pecatonica is in ZIP code 61063. Pecatonica has its own library, Pecatonica Public Library District, at 400 West Eleventh Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pecatonica, 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 Pecatonica.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pecatonica. 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 Pecatonica water system
The Pecatonica water system supplies almost all of Pecatonica. It draws ground water and serves 2,195 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. IL2010250.
7 home internet providers serve Pecatonica
100% of 901 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 84% | 70/3 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/200 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Gills Freeport Disposal, Inc. (RRD Holding Company d/b/a) picks up trash in Pecatonica
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pecatonica, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageofpecatonica.com →
From villageofpecatonica.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Pecatonica is in Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321.
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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pecatonica is in ZIP code 61063
ZIP codes where Pecatonica residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pecatonica | ZIP’s residents in Pecatonica |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61063 | Pecatonica, IL | 100% | 54% |
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 Pecatonica
Who supplies Pecatonica’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pecatonica water system (EPA ID IL2010250). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pecatonica?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pecatonica?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, JCWIFI.com, Rise Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pecatonica?
61063. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pecatonica in?
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321.
How do I register to vote in Pecatonica?
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: Pecatonica’s own website (villageofpecatonica.com), read Oct 22, 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.