Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Living in Dwight Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Dwight water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: arsenic, beginning Jul 2023. Two school districts split the grades in Dwight Township: Dwight Common School District 232 and Dwight Township High School District 230.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dwight 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 Dwight Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dwight 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 Dwight water system
The Dwight water system supplies Dwight Township: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 4,400 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic, beginning Jul 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 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. IL1050250.
9 home internet providers serve Dwight Township
99% of 1,781 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 86% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 18% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dwight Township is Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dwight Township, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed or Thu)
Accepted at the curb
- Brochures
- Envelopes
- File folders
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Paper (staples OK)
- Cardboard boxes
- Poster board
- Shipping or moving boxes
- Detergent jugs
- Beverage cans
- Food cans
From dwightillinois.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Dwight Township is in two districts that split the grades: Dwight Common School District 232 and Dwight Township High School District 230.
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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Dwight Township is in ZIP code 60420
ZIP codes where Dwight Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dwight Township | ZIP’s residents in Dwight Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60420 | Dwight, IL | 99% | 90% |
A few homes fall in 60460.
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 Dwight Township
Who supplies Dwight Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dwight water system (EPA ID IL1050250). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dwight 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 Dwight Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Conxxus, AT&T, Verizon, Watch Communications, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dwight Township?
60420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dwight Township in?
Dwight Common School District 232 and Dwight Township High School District 230.
How do I register to vote in Dwight 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 Livingston 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: Dwight Township’s own website (dwightillinois.org), read Oct 22, 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.