Photo: Anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Downers Grove Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Downers Grove water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Downers Grove Township has a train station, Clarendon Hills.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove water system
The Downers Grove water system supplies Downers Grove Township: about 28% of residents live in its service area. Darien serves another 16%. Westmont serves another 15%. Hinsdale serves another 10%. Clarendon Hills serves another 6%. Willowbrook serves another 6%. Woodridge serves another 5%. Burr Ridge serves another 5%. About 7% 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 Du Page Water Commission as seller) and serves 49,425 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. IL0430300.
5 home internet providers serve Downers Grove Township
100% of 44,142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 3% | 5,120/5,120 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 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.
Groot picks up trash in Downers Grove Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Downers Grove Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dgtownship.com →
From dgtownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-27, 2026-09-09. 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 Downers Grove Township (44%) is in Hinsdale Township High School District 86; parts are in Community High School District 99 (36%) and Downers Grove Grade School District 58 (20%) and Lemont Township High School District 210 (20%) and Community Consolidated School District 180 (15%) and Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 (11%) and Gower School District 62 (10%) and Center Cass School District 66 (9%) and Cass School District 63 (9%) and Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A (7%) and Darien School District 61 (7%) and Maercker School District 60 (6%) and Westmont Community Unit School District 201 (5%).
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.
Downers Grove Township spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Downers Grove Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Downers Grove Township | ZIP’s residents in Downers Grove Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60527 | Willowbrook, IL | 16% | 84% |
| 60516 | Downers Grove, IL | 16% | 85% |
| 60561 | Darien, IL | 15% | 100% |
| 60559 | Westmont, IL | 15% | 93% |
| 60515 | Downers Grove, IL | 14% | 71% |
| 60521 | Hinsdale, IL | 10% | 84% |
| 60514 | Clarendon Hills, IL | 7% | 100% |
| 60517 | Woodridge, IL | 5% | 21% |
| 60439 | Lemont, IL | 1% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 60523.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Downers Grove Township
Who supplies Downers Grove Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Downers Grove water system (EPA ID IL0430300). 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 5.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Downers Grove Township?
60527 (16%), 60516 (16%), 60561 (15%), 60559 (15%), 60515 (14%), 60521 (10%), 60514 (7%), 60517 (5%), 60439 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Downers Grove Township in?
Hinsdale Township High School District 86. Parts of the city are in Community High School District 99 and Downers Grove Grade School District 58 and Lemont Township High School District 210 and Community Consolidated School District 180 and Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 and Gower School District 62 and Center Cass School District 66 and Cass School District 63 and Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A and Darien School District 61 and Maercker School District 60 and Westmont Community Unit School District 201.
How do I register to vote in Downers Grove 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 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: Downers Grove Township’s own website (dgtownship.com), read Oct 23, 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.