Lucein Boneparte Covell House · Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Richmond, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Richmond water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.7 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Thursday is trash day in Richmond.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richmond, 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 Richmond.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richmond. 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 Richmond water system
The Richmond water system supplies Richmond: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 2,089 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–Jun 2026, was 9.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 16.0 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. IL1110750.
8 home internet providers serve Richmond
95% of 729 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 65% | 70/3 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 3% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 40% | 60/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Richmond is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richmond, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Thu
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper and inserts
- Cardboard boxes
- Magazine catalogs & phone books
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil
- Steel/Tin Cans
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic tubs
- Plastic jugs
- Juice cartons & boxes
From richmond-il.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-28, April 18, 2019. 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.
Richmond is in two districts that split the grades: Nippersink School District 2 and Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157.
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.
Richmond is in ZIP code 60071
ZIP codes where Richmond residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richmond | ZIP’s residents in Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60071 | Richmond, 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 Richmond
Who supplies Richmond’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Richmond water system (EPA ID IL1110750). 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 9.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richmond?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Richmond?
Spectrum, Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, E-vergent, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richmond?
60071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richmond in?
Nippersink School District 2 and Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157.
How do I register to vote in Richmond?
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 McHenry 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: Richmond’s own website (richmond-il.com), 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.