Photo: Pdubs.94 · CC BY 4.0Living in Rock Falls, IL: what to set up and who to call
Rock Falls runs its own electric utility, City of Rock Falls. Two school districts split the grades in Rock Falls: Rock Falls Township High School District 301 and Rock Falls Elementary School District 13.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rock Falls, 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 Rock Falls.
Power comes from City of Rock Falls
City of Rock Falls (City of Rock Falls - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Rock Falls.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rock Falls water system
The Rock Falls water system supplies almost all of Rock Falls. It draws ground water and serves 8,620 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.4 ppb. That’s higher than 83% 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. IL1950450.
5 home internet providers serve Rock Falls
100% of 3,775 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rock Falls’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rock Falls.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rock Falls is in two districts that split the grades: Rock Falls Township High School District 301 and Rock Falls Elementary School District 13.
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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Rock Falls is in ZIP code 61071
ZIP codes where Rock Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rock Falls | ZIP’s residents in Rock Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61071 | Rock Falls, IL | 100% | 66% |
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 Rock Falls
Who supplies Rock Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rock Falls water system (EPA ID IL1950450). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rock Falls?
City of Rock Falls (City of Rock Falls - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Rock Falls?
Xfinity, Surf Internet, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rock Falls?
61071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rock Falls in?
Rock Falls Township High School District 301 and Rock Falls Elementary School District 13. Parts of the city are in East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 and Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145.
How do I register to vote in Rock Falls?
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 Whiteside 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.