Photo: Sherrard Bank owner · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sherrard, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Sherrard is in ZIP code 61281. For a library card, the closest branch is Sherrard Public Library District, 0.6 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sherrard, 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 Sherrard.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sherrard. Its homes paid an average of 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $74 a month (its average across Illinois).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sherrard water system
The Sherrard water system supplies Sherrard: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Fyre Lake Water Company serves another 23%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fyre Lake Water Company as seller) and serves 785 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. IL1310400.
4 home internet providers serve Sherrard
100% of 335 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Windsor Cable TV | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 11% | 400/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sherrard’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sherrard.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sherrard is in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200.
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.
Sherrard is in ZIP code 61281
ZIP codes where Sherrard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sherrard | ZIP’s residents in Sherrard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61281 | Sherrard, IL | 100% | 27% |
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 Sherrard
Who supplies Sherrard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sherrard water system (EPA ID IL1310400). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sherrard?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sherrard?
New Windsor Cable TV, Mediacom Xtream, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sherrard?
61281. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sherrard in?
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200.
How do I register to vote in Sherrard?
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 Mercer 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.