Photo: Robert Haugland · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Port Byron, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Port Byron water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: manganese, beginning Apr 2025. Almost every address in Port Byron can get fiber (99%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Byron, 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 Port Byron.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Port Byron. 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 Port Byron water system
The Port Byron water system supplies Port Byron: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 51% 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 1,678 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: manganese, beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. IL1610550.
8 home internet providers serve Port Byron
100% of 704 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Strada Communications | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 81% | 90/5 |
| Geneseo Communications Services | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Port Byron’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Port Byron.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Port Byron is in Riverdale Community Unit School District 100.
A−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.
Port Byron is in ZIP code 61275
ZIP codes where Port Byron residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Byron | ZIP’s residents in Port Byron |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61275 | Port Byron, IL | 100% | 40% |
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 Port Byron
Who supplies Port Byron’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Port Byron water system (EPA ID IL1610550). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: manganese. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port Byron?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Port Byron?
Mediacom Xtream, Strada Communications, Frontier, Geneseo Communications Services, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port Byron?
61275. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Byron in?
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100.
How do I register to vote in Port Byron?
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: 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.