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The Bremen Township handbook

Living in Bremen Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Bremen Township is Tri-State Disposal, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Bremen Township, at Midlothian.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bremen Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bremen Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bremen 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Oak Forest water system

The Oak Forest water system supplies Bremen Township: about 26% of residents live in its service area. Tinley Park serves another 15%. Midlothian serves another 13%. Country Club Hills serves another 9%. Hazel Crest serves another 9%. Markham serves another 8%. Crestwood serves another 6%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Midlothian and Oak Lawn as sellers) and serves 27,478 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0312190.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Bremen Township

100% of 35,126 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber93%5,000/5,000
Astound BroadbandCable, Fiber46%1,500/1,500
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless64%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bremen Township.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.7 mi from the center of Bremen Township

Tri-State Disposal

13903 South Ashland Avenue, Riverdale, IL, 60827

This isn’t Bremen Township’s own facility. Whether Bremen Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bremen Township kids go to
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Bremen Township (82%) is in Bremen Community High School District 228; parts are in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 (22%) and Community Consolidated School District 146 (20%) and Forest Ridge School District 142 (13%) and Arbor Park School District 145 (13%) and Community High School District 218 (12%) and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 (10%) and Midlothian School District 143 (9%) and Country Club Hills School District 160 (6%) and Consolidated High School District 230 (4%) and Cook County School District 130 (3%).

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bremen Township spans 12 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Bremen Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bremen TownshipZIP’s residents in Bremen Township
60452Oak Forest, IL26%100%
60477Tinley Park, IL16%45%
60445Midlothian, IL14%100%
60478Country Club Hills, IL9%58%
60429Hazel Crest, IL9%62%
60428Markham, IL8%73%
60418Crestwood, IL6%59%
60469Posen, IL5%93%
60472Robbins, IL4%83%
60430Homewood, IL2%12%
60426Harvey, IL2%7%
60406Blue Island, IL1%6%

A few homes fall in 60462.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Bremen Township

Who supplies Bremen Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Oak Forest water system (EPA ID IL0312190). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bremen 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 Bremen Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bremen Township?

60452 (26%), 60477 (16%), 60445 (14%), 60478 (9%), 60429 (9%), 60428 (8%), 60418 (6%), 60469 (5%), 60472 (4%), 60430 (2%), 60426 (2%), 60406 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bremen Township in?

Bremen Community High School District 228. Parts of the city are in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 and Community Consolidated School District 146 and Forest Ridge School District 142 and Arbor Park School District 145 and Community High School District 218 and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 and Midlothian School District 143 and Country Club Hills School District 160 and Consolidated High School District 230 and Cook County School District 130.

How do I register to vote in Bremen 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.