Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Living in Wood River, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Wood River is in ZIP code 62095. Most homes in Wood River have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wood River, 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 Wood River.
Power comes from Ameren Illinois Company
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wood River. Its homes paid an average of 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 45% of Ameren Illinois Company’s home customers do, and Ameren Illinois Company still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bethalto water system
The Bethalto water system supplies Wood River: about 83% of residents live in its service area. Wood River serves another 10%. About 7% 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 15,210 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. IL1190150.
5 home internet providers serve Wood River
99% of 4,352 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 78% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 51% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wood River is Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wood River, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Wed, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Wood River Drop-off
400 Smith Ct., EnviroTech Park, Wood River, IL
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sunnoon–4 pm
From woodriver.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022-07-01, 2025-04-23, 2026-01-21, 2026-02-02, 4/10/2026. 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.
Wood River is in East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14; parts are in Roxana Community Unit School District 1 (49%) and Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 (31%) and East Alton School District 13 (8%) and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (6%) and Alton Community Unit School District 11 (5%).
CSchool 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.
Wood River is in ZIP code 62095
ZIP codes where Wood River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wood River | ZIP’s residents in Wood River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62095 | Wood River, IL | 100% | 94% |
A few homes fall in 62024, 62025.
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 Wood River
Who supplies Wood River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bethalto water system (EPA ID IL1190150). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wood River?
Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois Company), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wood River?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wood River?
62095. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wood River in?
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14. Parts of the city are in Roxana Community Unit School District 1 and Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 and East Alton School District 13 and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 and Alton Community Unit School District 11.
How do I register to vote in Wood River?
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 Madison 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: Wood River’s own website (woodriver.org), 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.