Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Elgin, IL: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Elgin water system, which supplies Elgin, came in at 18.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Elgin has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elgin, 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.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elgin. 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 almost all of Elgin. 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.
6 home internet providers serve Elgin
100% of 30,501 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Elgin depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elgin, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on elginil.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans, foil and formed containers
- Steel or tin cans
- Magazines and catalogs (glossy and non-glossy)
- Shredded paper, placed in a brown paper bag
- Mixed paper (staples are okay)
- Newspapers and inserts
West Dundee Public Works
900 Angle Tarn, West Dundee, IL 60118
From elginil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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 Elgin (63%) is in School District U-46; parts are in Central Community Unit School District 301 (20%) and Community Unit School District 300 (15%).
C+School 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.
Elgin spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elgin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elgin | ZIP’s residents in Elgin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60120 | Elgin, IL | 43% | 98% |
| 60123 | Elgin, IL | 41% | 98% |
| 60124 | Elgin, IL | 16% | 72% |
A few homes fall in 60140. 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
Who supplies Elgin’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?
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?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elgin?
60120 (43%), 60123 (41%), 60124 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elgin in?
School District U-46. Parts of the city are in Central Community Unit School District 301 and Community Unit School District 300.
How do I register to vote in Elgin?
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: Elgin’s own website (elginil.gov), 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.