Photo: Bnperdue2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Burlington Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Burlington Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 60140 holds the most residents (51%). Wired internet is thin in Burlington Township: the FCC’s map has 10% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burlington 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 Burlington Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burlington 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 Burlington water system
The Burlington water system supplies Burlington Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 535 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. IL0890150.
8 home internet providers serve Burlington Township
30% of 772 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 56% | 100/20 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 12% | 1,000/50 |
| Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Blast Communications | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Burlington Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burlington Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Burlington Township (88%) is in Central Community Unit School District 301; parts are in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 (12%).
ASchool 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.
Burlington Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burlington Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burlington Township | ZIP’s residents in Burlington Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60140 | Hampshire, IL | 51% | 4% |
| 60109 | Burlington, IL | 32% | 100% |
| 60151 | Maple Park, IL | 11% | 5% |
| 60178 | Sycamore, IL | 6% | 0% |
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 Burlington Township
Who supplies Burlington Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Burlington water system (EPA ID IL0890150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burlington 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 Burlington Township?
AT&T, Mediacom Xtream, Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group, Blast Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burlington Township?
60140 (51%), 60109 (32%), 60151 (11%), 60178 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burlington Township in?
Central Community Unit School District 301. Parts of the city are in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427.
How do I register to vote in Burlington 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.