Photo: G LeTourneau · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Batavia Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Batavia Township runs its own electric utility, City of Batavia; its homes paid 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Batavia Public Library District, at 10 South Batavia Avenue, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Batavia 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 Batavia Township.
Power comes from City of Batavia
City of Batavia (City of Batavia - (IL)), a municipal utility, serves 65.0% of Batavia Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Illinois).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Batavia water system
The Batavia water system supplies Batavia Township: about 69% of residents live in its service area. North Aurora serves another 21%. Aurora serves another 7%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Geneva and North Aurora as sellers) and serves 26,098 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. IL0894130.
6 home internet providers serve Batavia Township
100% of 11,562 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 88% | 5,120/5,120 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| Blast Communications | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Batavia Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Batavia Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Batavia Township (80%) is in Batavia Unit School District 101; parts are in Aurora West Unit School District 129 (20%).
BSchool 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.
Batavia Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Batavia Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Batavia Township | ZIP’s residents in Batavia Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60510 | Batavia, IL | 69% | 87% |
| 60542 | North Aurora, IL | 23% | 44% |
| 60502 | Aurora, IL | 7% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 60539.
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Batavia Township
Who supplies Batavia Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Batavia water system (EPA ID IL0894130). 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 3.8 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Batavia Township?
City of Batavia (City of Batavia - (IL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Batavia Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, T-Mobile, Verizon, Blast Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Batavia Township?
60510 (69%), 60542 (23%), 60502 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Batavia Township in?
Batavia Unit School District 101. Parts of the city are in Aurora West Unit School District 129.
How do I register to vote in Batavia 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.