Living in Brooklyn Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Compton water system reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Two school districts split the grades in Brooklyn Township: Mendota Township High School District 280 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brooklyn 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 Compton water system
The Compton water system supplies Brooklyn Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. West Brooklyn serves another 19%. About 42% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 279 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1030150.
4 home internet providers serve Brooklyn Township
2% of 405 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 54% | 90/5 |
| IT Works | Fixed wireless | 38% | 50/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brooklyn Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brooklyn Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Brooklyn Township is in two districts that split the grades: Mendota Township High School District 280 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Brooklyn Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brooklyn Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brooklyn Township | ZIP’s residents in Brooklyn Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61318 | Compton, IL | 58% | 64% |
| 61378 | West Brooklyn, IL | 38% | 51% |
| 61342 | Mendota, IL | 3% | 0% |
| 60518 | Earlville, IL | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 61353.
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 Brooklyn Township
Who supplies Brooklyn Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Compton water system (EPA ID IL1030150). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Township?
Frontier, IT Works, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brooklyn Township?
61318 (58%), 61378 (38%), 61342 (3%), 60518 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brooklyn Township in?
Mendota Township High School District 280 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289. Parts of the city are in Paw Paw CUSD 271.
How do I register to vote in Brooklyn 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 Lee 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.