Living in Poplar Grove, IL: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Poplar Grove, collected by MDC Environmental Services. For a library card, the closest branch is Ida Public Library, 6.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Poplar Grove, 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 Poplar Grove.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Poplar Grove. 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 Poplar Grove water system
The Poplar Grove water system supplies Poplar Grove: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Poplar Grove South serves another 31%. Oak Lawn MHP serves another 7%. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Poplar Grove West-Countryside as seller) and serves 2,372 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IL0070150.
7 home internet providers serve Poplar Grove
100% of 1,763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | DSL | 58% | 10/1 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 49% | 1,000/50 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Poplar Grove is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Poplar Grove, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From poplargrove-il.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Most of Poplar Grove (81%) is in North Boone Community Unit School District 200; parts are in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 (19%).
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.
Poplar Grove is in ZIP code 61065
ZIP codes where Poplar Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Poplar Grove | ZIP’s residents in Poplar Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61065 | Poplar Grove, IL | 100% | 45% |
A few homes fall in 61011.
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 Poplar Grove
Who supplies Poplar Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Poplar Grove water system (EPA ID IL0070150). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Poplar Grove?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Poplar Grove?
Xfinity, Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, Rise Broadband, Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Poplar Grove?
61065. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Poplar Grove in?
North Boone Community Unit School District 200. Parts of the city are in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100.
How do I register to vote in Poplar Grove?
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 Boone 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: Poplar Grove’s own website (poplargrove-il.gov), read Oct 23, 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.