Photo: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Rockford, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Rockford water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Voting is local here: the Rockford City Board of Election Commissioners registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rockford, 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 Rockford.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rockford. 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 Rockford water system
The Rockford water system supplies almost all of Rockford. It draws ground water and serves 147,051 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL2010300.
7 home internet providers serve Rockford
100% of 48,901 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 2,000/2,000 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 22% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 3% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Rockford is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rockford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Center
3315 Kishwaukee Street, Rockford, IL
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sunnoon–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Cartons
- Office paper
- Newspaper
- Magazines
From rockfordil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Rockford (93%) is in Rockford School District 205; parts are in Meridian Community Unit School District 223 (4%) and Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 (2%).
DSchool 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.
Rockford spans 8 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rockford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rockford | ZIP’s residents in Rockford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61107 | Rockford, IL | 17% | 85% |
| 61108 | Rockford, IL | 17% | 84% |
| 61103 | Rockford, IL | 14% | 92% |
| 61109 | Rockford, IL | 12% | 68% |
| 61104 | Rockford, IL | 12% | 100% |
| 61101 | Rockford, IL | 10% | 77% |
| 61114 | Rockford, IL | 10% | 94% |
| 61102 | Rockford, IL | 7% | 63% |
A few homes fall in 61020. 61105, 61106, 61110, 61125, 61126 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Rockford
Who supplies Rockford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rockford water system (EPA ID IL2010300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rockford?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rockford?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, i3 Broadband, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rockford?
61107 (17%), 61108 (17%), 61103 (14%), 61109 (12%), 61104 (12%), 61101 (10%), 61114 (10%), 61102 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rockford in?
Rockford School District 205. Parts of the city are in Meridian Community Unit School District 223 and Winnebago Community Unit School District 323.
How do I register to vote in Rockford?
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 Rockford City Board of Election Commissioners. 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: Rockford’s own website (rockfordil.gov), read Oct 21, 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.