Living in Rome, IL: what to set up and who to call
Rome has no town government of its own, so Peoria County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321. The Il American-Peoria water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rome, 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 Rome.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rome. Its homes paid an average of 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 45% of Ameren Illinois Company’s home customers do, and Ameren Illinois Company still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Il American-Peoria water system
The Il American-Peoria water system supplies Rome: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 137,575 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 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.0 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. IL1435030.
6 home internet providers serve Rome
100% of 733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 99% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 30% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/6 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 21% | 500/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rome’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rome.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rome is in Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Rome is unincorporated, so Peoria County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Rome spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rome residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rome | ZIP’s residents in Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61523 | Chillicothe, IL | 94% | 14% |
| 61562 | Rome, IL | 6% | 100% |
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 Rome
Who supplies Rome’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Il American-Peoria water system (EPA ID IL1435030). 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 11.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rome?
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rome?
Mediacom Xtream, i3 Broadband, Frontier, Verizon, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rome?
61523 (94%), 61562 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rome in?
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321.
How do I register to vote in Rome?
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 Peoria County Election Commission. 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.