Photo: LonelyBeacon · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Alsip, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Alsip: Community High School District 218 and Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126. The closest public drop-off to Alsip is Tri-State Disposal, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alsip, 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 Alsip.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alsip. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alsip water system
The Alsip water system supplies Alsip: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Blue Island and Chicago as sellers) and serves 19,063 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 53% 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. IL0310030.
5 home internet providers serve Alsip
100% of 5,001 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 95% | 1,500/1,500 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Alsip
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alsip, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Catalogs
- Cereal Boxes
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Phone Books
- Plastic Containers
- Soda & Beer Cartons
- White Paper
American Scrap Metal
3837 W 127th ST, Alsip
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageofalsip.org →
From villageofalsip.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2016-10-12, 2026, 2026-04-10, January 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.
Alsip is in two districts that split the grades: Community High School District 218 and Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126.
C−School 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Alsip is in ZIP code 60803
ZIP codes where Alsip residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alsip | ZIP’s residents in Alsip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60803 | Alsip, IL | 100% | 86% |
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 Alsip
Who supplies Alsip’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Alsip water system (EPA ID IL0310030). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alsip?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alsip?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alsip?
60803. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alsip in?
Community High School District 218 and Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126. Parts of the city are in Cook County School District 130 and Palos Heights School District 128 and Atwood Heights School District 125.
How do I register to vote in Alsip?
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 Cook 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: Alsip’s own website (villageofalsip.org), read Oct 23, 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.