Scales Mound Historic District · Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Scales Mound, IL: what to set up and who to call
All of Scales Mound gets its mail under one ZIP code, 61075. Almost every address in Scales Mound can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scales Mound, 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 Scales Mound.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Scales Mound. 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 Scales Mound water system
The Scales Mound water system supplies Scales Mound: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 436 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.7 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. IL0850400.
4 home internet providers serve Scales Mound
100% of 205 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP) | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/200 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Scales Mound’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scales Mound.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scales Mound is in Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Scales Mound is in ZIP code 61075
ZIP codes where Scales Mound residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scales Mound | ZIP’s residents in Scales Mound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61075 | Scales Mound, IL | 100% | 44% |
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 Scales Mound
Who supplies Scales Mound’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Scales Mound water system (EPA ID IL0850400). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scales Mound?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Scales Mound?
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), Mediacom Xtream, JCWIFI.com, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scales Mound?
61075. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scales Mound in?
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211.
How do I register to vote in Scales Mound?
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 Jo Daviess 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.