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ZIP Code 60050 Water Quality
Illinois · 41,760 people served · 18 water systems
C
FairZIP code 60050 is in Illinois and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 41,760 people served by 18 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to MCHENRY.
Within ZIP code 60050, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 4 health-based violations during the past five years across 18 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of C reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 60050
Water Systems Serving 60050
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-LAKE MARIAN
PWSID: IL0895200
1,022 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-HOLIDAY HILLS
PWSID: IL1115350
868 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-OAKWOOD
PWSID: IL1830600
1,600 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-HARBOR RIDGE
PWSID: IL0975620
1,064 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-CHAR-MAR
PWSID: IL0975350
186 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER CO-WHISPERING HILLS
PWSID: IL1115700
8,300 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-WALK UP WOODS
PWSID: IL1115800
775 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-DEL-MAR
PWSID: IL0975370
300 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-VALENTINE
PWSID: IL0977300
252 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-KILLARNEY
PWSID: IL1115400
1,232 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-WILDWOOD
PWSID: IL2015400
490 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-COVENTRY HILL
PWSID: IL2015150
608 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-NORTHERN HILL
PWSID: IL1775050
600 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-ROCKVALE
PWSID: IL1415350
298 served
PRAIRIE PATH -PORT BARRINGTON SHORES
PWSID: IL0971120
67 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-WESTLAKE
PWSID: IL2010070
1,493 served
PRAIRIE PATH WATER CO-COVENTRY CREEK
PWSID: IL2015160
270 served
MCHENRY
PWSID: IL1110600
22,335 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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