Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Aurora, IL: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Aurora water system, which supplies Aurora, came in at 25.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Trains stop in Aurora.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Aurora, 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 Aurora.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Aurora. 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 Aurora water system
The Aurora water system supplies almost all of Aurora. 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.
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.
8 home internet providers serve Aurora
100% of 43,812 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 7% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 18% | 400/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Aurora depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Aurora, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on aurora.il.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Magazines, newspapers, catalogs and telephone books
- Cardboard and boxboard
- Soda and beer carrying cases
- Milk and juice cartons
- Aluminum cans and foil
- Tin and steel cans including empty aerosol cans
- Clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars
- Six or twelve pack rings
From aurora.il.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Aurora (31%) is in Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204; parts are in Aurora West Unit School District 129 (30%) and Aurora East Unit School District 131 (23%) and Oswego Community Unit School District 308 (9%) and Batavia Unit School District 101 (6%).
B+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Aurora spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Aurora residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Aurora | ZIP’s residents in Aurora |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60505 | Aurora, IL | 28% | 88% |
| 60506 | Aurora, IL | 27% | 93% |
| 60504 | Aurora, IL | 21% | 100% |
| 60502 | Aurora, IL | 12% | 97% |
| 60503 | Aurora, IL | 9% | 99% |
| 60564 | Naperville, IL | 2% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 60563, 60519, 60510, 60542. 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.
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
Who supplies Aurora’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?
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?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Aurora?
60505 (28%), 60506 (27%), 60504 (21%), 60502 (12%), 60503 (9%), 60564 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Aurora in?
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204. Parts of the city are in Aurora West Unit School District 129 and Aurora East Unit School District 131 and Oswego Community Unit School District 308 and Batavia Unit School District 101.
How do I register to vote in Aurora?
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: Aurora’s own website (aurora.il.us), 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.