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Knox County, Illinois: drinking water records

This overview covers 17 ZIP codes and 19 community water systems in Knox County. It also stands in for 1 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus17ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
3
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
2
systems where PFAS was found
2
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
4
systems that have reached the lead action level
4
systems with a health-based violation since 2016

System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.

Water systems with the most complete records

Water systemPeople servedPFAS survey resultsPFAS foundHealth-based violationsLead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Abingdon IL09500503,27560520 ppb
Galesburg IL095020031,62060500 ppb
Wataga IL09506009650011.3 ppb
Williamsfield IL09506506470013.0 ppb
Altona IL095010048360004.1 ppb
Henderson IL09502503750010.6 ppb
Knoxville IL09503003,1200000 ppb
Aqua Illinois-Oak Run IL09552001,8850004 ppb
Rock Springs MHP FL34810931,3380002.9 ppb
East Galesburg IL09501508600003.4 ppb
Yates City IL09507008280005.4 ppb
Oneida IL09504006440000 ppb
Victoria IL09505502680000 ppb
Rio IL09504502650001.6 ppb
Midwest MHP Lindale LLC MO10416512500000 ppb
Maquon IL09503502180000 ppb
Windwood Water System, INC. IL09550401850000 ppb
Prairie Path Water Company-Cedar Water IL09551501720002.2 ppb
St Augustine IL095050011900010 ppb

ZIP reports in Knox County

No ZIP report in this county is published yet.

These ZIP codes are covered by this overview because their utility has too little EPA data for a separate page: 61436.

Sources and scope

EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.

Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.

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