Living in Fairhaven Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Chadwick water system, which supplies Fairhaven Township, and its latest lead result (5.3 ppb) was higher than 93% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Fairhaven Township has its own library, Chadwick Public Library District, at 110 Main Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairhaven 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 Chadwick water system
The Chadwick water system supplies Fairhaven Township: about 64% of residents live in its service area. About 36% 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 523 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. IL0150050.
5 home internet providers serve Fairhaven Township
78% of 515 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP) | Fiber | 72% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 54% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 49% | 90/5 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 75% | 200/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairhaven Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairhaven Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairhaven Township is in Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399.
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.
Fairhaven Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairhaven Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairhaven Township | ZIP’s residents in Fairhaven Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61014 | Chadwick, IL | 96% | 72% |
| 61053 | Mount Carroll, IL | 3% | 1% |
| 61270 | Morrison, IL | 1% | 0% |
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 Fairhaven Township
Who supplies Fairhaven Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chadwick water system (EPA ID IL0150050). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven Township?
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, JCWIFI.com, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairhaven Township?
61014 (96%), 61053 (3%), 61270 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairhaven Township in?
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399.
How do I register to vote in Fairhaven 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 Carroll 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.