Living in Bloom Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Chicago Heights water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.9 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Most homes in Bloom Township have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloom 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 Bloom Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bloom 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 Chicago Heights water system
The Chicago Heights water system supplies Bloom Township: about 33% of residents live in its service area. Sauk serves another 11%. Homewood serves another 10%. Lynwood serves another 8%. Glenwood serves another 8%. Lansing serves another 6%. 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 Hammond Water Works Department as seller) and serves 26,184 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 5.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.4 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. IL0310450.
6 home internet providers serve Bloom Township
100% of 30,813 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 51% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 30% | 1,500/50 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 2% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bloom Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloom Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bloom Township (82%) is in Bloom Township High School District 206; parts are in Brookwood School District 167 (19%) and Community Consolidated School District 168 (16%) and Chicago Heights School District 170 (16%) and Steger School District 194 (13%) and Sunnybrook School District 171 (9%) and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 (9%) and Sandridge School District 172 (9%) and Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 (7%) and Ford Heights School District 169 (7%) and Flossmoor School District 161 (6%) and Homewood School District 153 (4%).
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.
Bloom Township spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bloom Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloom Township | ZIP’s residents in Bloom Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60411 | Chicago Heights, IL | 62% | 100% |
| 60430 | Homewood, IL | 10% | 44% |
| 60425 | Glenwood, IL | 9% | 89% |
| 60438 | Lansing, IL | 6% | 18% |
| 60475 | Steger, IL | 5% | 43% |
| 60466 | Park Forest, IL | 4% | 14% |
| 60422 | Flossmoor, IL | 3% | 25% |
A few homes fall in 60461.
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 Bloom Township
Who supplies Bloom Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chicago Heights water system (EPA ID IL0310450). 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 5.9 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloom 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 Bloom Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Surf Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloom Township?
60411 (62%), 60430 (10%), 60425 (9%), 60438 (6%), 60475 (5%), 60466 (4%), 60422 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloom Township in?
Bloom Township High School District 206. Parts of the city are in Brookwood School District 167 and Community Consolidated School District 168 and Chicago Heights School District 170 and Steger School District 194 and Sunnybrook School District 171 and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and Sandridge School District 172 and Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 and Ford Heights School District 169 and Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood School District 153.
How do I register to vote in Bloom 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 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.