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The Antioch Township handbook

Living in Antioch Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

The Antioch water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.2 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Antioch Township has its own drop-off, Waste Management.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Antioch Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Antioch Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Antioch Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Antioch water system

The Antioch water system supplies Antioch Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. Fox Lake serves another 8%. About 41% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 14,175 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.

Lead, 90th percentile7.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. IL0970050.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Antioch Township

99% of 11,859 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%2,000/250
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL37%75/20
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless74%100/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless21%25/5
E-vergentFixed wireless7%100/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Antioch Township has its own drop-off: Waste Management

Where to take trash and recycling in Antioch Township, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by not listed

Waste Management

Before you go, check the rules on antioch.il.gov.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Antioch Township kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Antioch Upper Grade SchoolAntioch Community Consolidated School District 34
9–12Antioch Comm High SchoolAntioch Community High School District 117

Antioch Township is in two districts that split the grades: Antioch Community High School District 117 and Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Antioch Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Antioch Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Antioch TownshipZIP’s residents in Antioch Township
60002Antioch, IL85%98%
60020Fox Lake, IL7%19%
60081Spring Grove, IL5%15%
60046Lake Villa, IL2%2%
Area code847Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Antioch Township

Who supplies Antioch Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Antioch water system (EPA ID IL0970050). 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 7.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Antioch Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Antioch Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Antioch Township?

60002 (85%), 60020 (7%), 60081 (5%), 60046 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Antioch Township in?

Antioch Community High School District 117 and Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34. Parts of the city are in Fox Lake Grade School District 114 and Emmons School District 33 and Grass Lake School District 36 and Grant Community High School District 124.

How do I register to vote in Antioch Township?

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 Lake 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.