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The Roodhouse handbook

Living in Roodhouse, IL: what to set up and who to call

Roodhouse runs its own electric utility, City of Roodhouse. Tap water in Roodhouse comes from the Roodhouse water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Roodhouse, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Roodhouse.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Roodhouse

City of Roodhouse (City of Roodhouse - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Roodhouse.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Roodhouse water system

The Roodhouse water system supplies Roodhouse: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists White Hall as seller) and serves 1,753 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IL0610350.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Roodhouse

100% of 830 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
ConxxusFiber91%8,000/8,000
FrontierFiber, DSL88%5,000/5,000
Illinois NetFixed wireless94%25/5
AT&TFixed wireless89%100/20
WisperFixed wireless87%400/30

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Roodhouse’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roodhouse.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Roodhouse or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Roodhouse kids go to
PK–6North Greene ElemNorth Greene Unit School District 3
7–12North Greene Jr/Sr High Schin White Hall

Roodhouse is in North Greene Unit School District 3.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roodhouse is in ZIP code 62082

ZIP codes where Roodhouse residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoodhouseZIP’s residents in Roodhouse
62082Roodhouse, IL100%66%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Roodhouse

Who supplies Roodhouse’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Roodhouse water system (EPA ID IL0610350). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Roodhouse?

City of Roodhouse (City of Roodhouse - (IL)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Roodhouse?

Sparklight, Conxxus, Frontier, Illinois Net, AT&T, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Roodhouse?

62082. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roodhouse in?

North Greene Unit School District 3.

How do I register to vote in Roodhouse?

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 Greene 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.