Photo: OhanaSurf · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fox River Grove, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Fox River Grove water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.4 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). In Fox River Grove, trash day is Monday (LRS collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fox River Grove, 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 Fox River Grove.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fox River Grove. 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 Fox River Grove water system
The Fox River Grove water system supplies Fox River Grove: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Lake Barrington as seller) and serves 4,702 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 6.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. IL1110200.
4 home internet providers serve Fox River Grove
100% of 1,644 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fox River Grove is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fox River Grove, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cartons
- Metal
- Plastic containers
Algonquin Township Recycling Services
3702 U.S. Route 14, Crystal Lake
From foxrivergrove.org, cms5.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 1, 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.
Fox River Grove is in two districts that split the grades: Community High School District 155 and Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3.
A−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.
Fox River Grove is in ZIP code 60021
ZIP codes where Fox River Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fox River Grove | ZIP’s residents in Fox River Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60021 | Fox River Grove, IL | 100% | 87% |
A few homes fall in 60010.
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 Fox River Grove
Who supplies Fox River Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fox River Grove water system (EPA ID IL1110200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fox River Grove?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fox River Grove?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fox River Grove?
60021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fox River Grove in?
Community High School District 155 and Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3. Parts of the city are in Barrington Community Unit School District 220.
How do I register to vote in Fox River Grove?
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 McHenry 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: Fox River Grove’s own website (foxrivergrove.org, cms5.revize.com), 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.