Albion, IL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2028). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Albion
Albion serves about 2,839 people through 1,380 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Edwards County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL0470050; phone on file: 618-445-3214. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.3 ppb from 3.3 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Albion is 3.3 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 2 ppb |
| 2025 | 3.3 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,744 Illinois systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 22 are over 15 ppb right now and 152 have gone over at some point. Albion's 2 ppb sits at the 72nd percentile in Illinois and the 72nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Edwards County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Albion. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Ellery Water Corp | 2,380 | 0 (not detected) |
| West Salem | 819 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bone Gap | 209 | 12.2 ppb |
Next steps for Albion, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Albion, IL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Albion whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.