Water quality for ZIP code 61279
ZIP 61279 covers Buffalo Prairie, Hamlet, and Reynolds in Mercer County, Illinois, one of 13 ZIP codes in the county. 27 active public water systems serve the county; 15 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Other community water systems in Mercer County
13 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M C L W System, Inc. |
98 | 0 | 8.0 mi | |
| Unity Water Corporation |
93 | 1 | 8.1 mi | |
| Aledo Aledo |
3,470 | 0 | 8.5 mi | |
| Joy Joy |
377 | 4 | 10.5 mi | |
| Viola Viola |
869 | 2 | 10.8 mi | |
| Sherrard Sherrard |
785 | 1 | 11.5 mi | |
| Fyre Lake Water Company |
760 | 3 | 12.2 mi | |
| Swedona Water Association |
109 | 1 | 15.0 mi | |
| Seaton Seaton |
214 | 4 | 15.5 mi | |
| New Windsor Windsor |
740 | 4 | 16.8 mi | |
| New Boston New Boston |
613 | 1 | 17.5 mi | |
| Keithsburg Keithsburg |
747 | 2 | 18.8 mi | |
| North Henderson North Henderson |
172 | 1 | 20.6 mi |
Non-community systems in Mercer County (13: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gold Star FS |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Boden Comm Water Assn |
50 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Trinity Presbyterian Church |
150 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cable Community Church |
70 | 0 | 0 | |
|
7 Eleven |
504 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Midwest Fiber Products INC |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Norwood United Presbyterian Church |
80 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lgc Shady Lakes RV LLC |
25 | 2 | 0 | |
|
First Christian Church (131912) |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Camp Summit |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Haven Hills Campground and Resort |
80 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Mercer Market Vending Machine |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Twice the Ice Aledo |
25 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Mercer County, the county this ZIP code lies in, nearest to the ZIP code's centre first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
ZIP code areas and town boundaries come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Illinois records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.