Living in Berkeley, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Berkeley water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.4 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Berkeley: Proviso Township High School District 209 and Berkeley School District 87.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Berkeley, 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 Berkeley.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Berkeley. 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 Berkeley water system
The Berkeley water system supplies Berkeley: about 77% of residents live in its service area. About 23% 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 Hillside Berkeley Water Commission and Elmhurst as sellers) and serves 5,214 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 8.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. IL0310180.
4 home internet providers serve Berkeley
100% of 1,806 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Berkeley.
Melrose Park Transfer Station
· run by Waste Management, Inc.
This isn’t Berkeley’s own facility. Whether Berkeley residents may use it is the town’s rule: check berkeley.il.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Berkeley is in two districts that split the grades: Proviso Township High School District 209 and Berkeley School District 87.
C−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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Berkeley is in ZIP code 60163
ZIP codes where Berkeley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Berkeley | ZIP’s residents in Berkeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60163 | Berkeley, IL | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 60104.
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 Berkeley
Who supplies Berkeley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Berkeley water system (EPA ID IL0310180). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Berkeley?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Berkeley?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Berkeley?
60163. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Berkeley in?
Proviso Township High School District 209 and Berkeley School District 87. Parts of the city are in Hillside School District 93.
How do I register to vote in Berkeley?
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: 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.