Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Elgin Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Elgin water system, which supplies Elgin Township, came in at 18.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Trains stop in Elgin Township, at Big Timber Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elgin 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 Elgin Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elgin 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 Elgin water system
The Elgin water system supplies Elgin Township: about 82% of residents live in its service area. South Elgin serves another 15%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 114,797 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 18.5 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 53.0 ppb. That’s higher than 99% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0894380.
7 home internet providers serve Elgin Township
100% of 28,229 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 75% | 1,500/50 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 17% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elgin Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elgin Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Elgin Township (83%) is in School District U-46; parts are in Central Community Unit School District 301 (14%) and St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 (3%).
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.
Elgin Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elgin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elgin Township | ZIP’s residents in Elgin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60123 | Elgin, IL | 45% | 99% |
| 60120 | Elgin, IL | 24% | 49% |
| 60177 | South Elgin, IL | 16% | 68% |
| 60124 | Elgin, IL | 15% | 62% |
A few homes fall in 60103, 60175. 60121, 60122 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Elgin Township
Who supplies Elgin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elgin water system (EPA ID IL0894380). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 18.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elgin 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 Elgin Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elgin Township?
60123 (45%), 60120 (24%), 60177 (16%), 60124 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elgin Township in?
School District U-46. Parts of the city are in Central Community Unit School District 301 and St. Charles Community Unit School District 303.
How do I register to vote in Elgin 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.