Photo: Bnperdue2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Darien, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Darien is in ZIP code 60561. Xfinity and AT&T both wire most of Darien; 26% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Darien, 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 Darien.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Darien. 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 Darien water system
The Darien water system supplies almost all of Darien. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Du Page Water Commission as seller) and serves 21,751 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 Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. 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. IL0430270.
5 home internet providers serve Darien
100% of 6,891 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 14% | 5,120/5,120 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Darien depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Darien, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Accepted at the curb
- Steel & Aluminum Containers and Foil
- Glass containers: bottles & jars only
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Office paper
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Plastic containers: bottles, tubs, jugs, and jars only
From darien.il.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 2022. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Darien (57%) is in Hinsdale Township High School District 86; parts are in Darien School District 61 (44%) and Community High School District 99 (39%) and Cass School District 63 (26%) and Center Cass School District 66 (26%) and Lemont Township High School District 210 (4%) and Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A (2%).
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.
Darien is in ZIP code 60561
ZIP codes where Darien residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Darien | ZIP’s residents in Darien |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60561 | Darien, IL | 99% | 94% |
A few homes fall in 60516, 60527, 60439.
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 Darien
Who supplies Darien’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Darien water system (EPA ID IL0430270). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Darien?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Darien?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Darien?
60561. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Darien in?
Hinsdale Township High School District 86. Parts of the city are in Darien School District 61 and Community High School District 99 and Cass School District 63 and Center Cass School District 66 and Lemont Township High School District 210 and Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A.
How do I register to vote in Darien?
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 DuPage County Clerk - Election Division. 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: Darien’s own website (darien.il.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.