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The Aurora Township handbook

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

The latest lead test reported by the Aurora water system, which supplies Aurora Township, came in at 25.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Trains stop in Aurora Township, at Aurora.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Aurora 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 Aurora Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Aurora 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 Aurora water system

The Aurora water system supplies Aurora Township: about 88% of residents live in its service area. North Aurora serves another 6%. It draws surface water and serves 183,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile25.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 25.7 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. IL0894070.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Aurora Township

100% of 32,248 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless90%5,000/5,000
MetronetFiber18%5,120/5,120
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless14%400/40

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Aurora Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Aurora Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Aurora Township kids go to
PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Aurora Township (53%) is in Aurora West Unit School District 129; parts are in Aurora East Unit School District 131 (41%) and Batavia Unit School District 101 (5%).

CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Aurora Township spans 6 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Aurora TownshipZIP’s residents in Aurora Township
60505Aurora, IL46%100%
60506Aurora, IL37%89%
60542North Aurora, IL6%42%
60504Aurora, IL6%20%
60538Montgomery, IL4%18%
60502Aurora, IL1%8%

A few homes fall in 60543. 60507, 60568, 60569, 60572, 60598 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.

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 Aurora Township

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

The Aurora water system (EPA ID IL0894070). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 25.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Aurora 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 Aurora Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Aurora Township?

60505 (46%), 60506 (37%), 60542 (6%), 60504 (6%), 60538 (4%), 60502 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Aurora Township in?

Aurora West Unit School District 129. Parts of the city are in Aurora East Unit School District 131 and Batavia Unit School District 101.

How do I register to vote in Aurora 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 Kane 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.