Living in Avon Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Avon Township has its own drop-off, Groot North Transfer Station, on 201 Porter Drive. Two school districts split the grades in Avon Township: Grayslake Community High School District 127 and Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Avon Township, 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 Avon Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Avon 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.
Water comes from Round Lake Beach water system
The Round Lake Beach water system supplies Avon Township: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Grayslake serves another 30%. Round Lake serves another 14%. Round Lake Park serves another 8%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Lake County Jawa as seller) and serves 27,200 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–Dec 2025, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. IL0971550.
6 home internet providers serve Avon Township
100% of 19,060 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 100/20 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 29% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 16% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Avon Township has its own drop-off: Groot North Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Avon Township, and where the rules are.
Groot North Transfer Station
201 Porter Drive, Round Lake Park, IL, 60073
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jan 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Avon Township is in two districts that split the grades: Grayslake Community High School District 127 and Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46.
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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Avon Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Avon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Avon Township | ZIP’s residents in Avon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60073 | Round Lake, IL | 62% | 64% |
| 60030 | Grayslake, IL | 36% | 64% |
| 60046 | Lake Villa, IL | 1% | 2% |
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 Avon Township
Who supplies Avon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Round Lake Beach water system (EPA ID IL0971550). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Avon 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 Avon Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Avon Township?
60073 (62%), 60030 (36%), 60046 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Avon Township in?
Grayslake Community High School District 127 and Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46. Parts of the city are in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50.
How do I register to vote in Avon 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.