Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Arlington Heights, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Arlington Heights water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.6 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Arlington Heights: Township High School District 214 and Arlington Heights School District 25.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arlington Heights, 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 Arlington Heights.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arlington Heights. 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 Arlington Heights water system
The Arlington Heights water system supplies almost all of Arlington Heights. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mount Prospect and Palatine and Rolling Meadows and Buffalo Grove and Elk Grove Village as sellers) and serves 73,320 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 7.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.8 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0314030.
5 home internet providers serve Arlington Heights
100% of 21,097 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Arlington Heights is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Arlington Heights, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on vah.com
From vah.com, cms2.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027. 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.
Arlington Heights is in two districts that split the grades: Township High School District 214 and Arlington Heights School District 25.
ASchool 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.
Arlington Heights spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Arlington Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arlington Heights | ZIP’s residents in Arlington Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60004 | Arlington Heights, IL | 63% | 93% |
| 60005 | Arlington Heights, IL | 37% | 95% |
60006 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Arlington Heights
Who supplies Arlington Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Arlington Heights water system (EPA ID IL0314030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arlington Heights?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Arlington Heights?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Arlington Heights?
60004 (63%), 60005 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arlington Heights in?
Township High School District 214 and Arlington Heights School District 25. Parts of the city are in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 and Community Consolidated School District 59 and Prospect Heights School District 23 and Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 and Township High School District 211.
How do I register to vote in Arlington Heights?
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: Arlington Heights’ own website (vah.com, cms2.revize.com), read Oct 21, 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.