Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Waterloo, IL: what to set up and who to call
Waterloo runs its own electric utility, City of Waterloo. In Waterloo, trash day is Monday (Reliable Sanitation collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waterloo, 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 Waterloo.
Power comes from City of Waterloo
City of Waterloo (City of Waterloo - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves 90.5% of Waterloo residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Waterloo
Waterloo supplies Waterloo: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 10,190 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.4 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. IL1330300.
5 home internet providers serve Waterloo
100% of 4,242 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonville Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 27% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Waterloo is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Waterloo, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Thu
Monroe County Recycling Center
901 Illinois Avenue
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
From waterloo.il.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2019-09-09T13:33:51+00:00, 2020-08-14, 2023-06-02, 2023-06-02T18:50:57+00:00, 2025-09-18T13:27:36+00:00, 2025-12-04T20:14:22+00:00. 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.
Waterloo is in Waterloo Community Unit School District 5.
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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Waterloo is in ZIP code 62298
ZIP codes where Waterloo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waterloo | ZIP’s residents in Waterloo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62298 | Waterloo, IL | 100% | 62% |
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 Waterloo
Who supplies Waterloo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waterloo (EPA ID IL1330300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waterloo?
City of Waterloo (City of Waterloo - (IL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Waterloo?
Harrisonville Telephone Company, Spectrum, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waterloo?
62298. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waterloo in?
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5.
How do I register to vote in Waterloo?
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 Monroe 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: Waterloo’s own website (waterloo.il.us), 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.