Living in Spring Grove, IL: what to set up and who to call
Prairie Path Water Co-Whispering Hills reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Two school districts split the grades in Spring Grove: Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 and Nippersink School District 2.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spring Grove, 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 Spring Grove.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Spring Grove. 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 Prairie Path Water Co-Whispering Hills
Prairie Path Water Co-Whispering Hills supplies Spring Grove: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 8,300 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 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. IL1115700.
9 home internet providers serve Spring Grove
99% of 2,054 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 39% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 34% | 25/3 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 8% | 2,000/250 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 6% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Spring Grove is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Spring Grove, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsEvery week
From springgrovevillage.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-24, January 1, 2021. 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.
Spring Grove is in two districts that split the grades: Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 and Nippersink School District 2.
A−School 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.
Spring Grove is in ZIP code 60081
ZIP codes where Spring Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spring Grove | ZIP’s residents in Spring Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60081 | Spring Grove, IL | 100% | 58% |
A few homes fall in 60071.
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 Spring Grove
Who supplies Spring Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prairie Path Water Co-Whispering Hills (EPA ID IL1115700). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spring Grove?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Spring Grove?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, AT&T, Xfinity, Surf Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spring Grove?
60081. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spring Grove in?
Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 and Nippersink School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Spring Grove?
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 McHenry 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: Spring Grove’s own website (springgrovevillage.com), 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.