Living in Fremont Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Fremont Township: Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and Fremont School District 79. The closest public drop-off to Fremont Township is Groot North Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fremont 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 Fremont Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fremont 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 Mundelein water system
The Mundelein water system supplies Fremont Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Round Lake serves another 14%. Wauconda serves another 8%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Lake County Jawa and Vernon Hills - Lake Co Pw as sellers) and serves 31,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 4.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 54.0 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. IL0971150.
7 home internet providers serve Fremont Township
97% of 12,646 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 85% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 9% | 5,120/5,120 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 3% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fremont Township.
Groot North Transfer Station
201 Porter Drive, Round Lake Park, IL, 60073
This isn’t Fremont Township’s own facility. Whether Fremont Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fremont Township is in two districts that split the grades: Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and Fremont School District 79.
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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Fremont Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fremont Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fremont Township | ZIP’s residents in Fremont Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60060 | Mundelein, IL | 65% | 58% |
| 60073 | Round Lake, IL | 11% | 6% |
| 60030 | Grayslake, IL | 10% | 9% |
| 60084 | Wauconda, IL | 8% | 17% |
| 60047 | Lake Zurich, IL | 5% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 60048.
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 Fremont Township
Who supplies Fremont Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mundelein water system (EPA ID IL0971150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fremont 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 Fremont Township?
AT&T, Xfinity, Metronet, i3 Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fremont Township?
60060 (65%), 60073 (11%), 60030 (10%), 60084 (8%), 60047 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fremont Township in?
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and Fremont School District 79. Parts of the city are in Grayslake Community High School District 127 and Mundelein Elementary School District 75 and Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 and Diamond Lake School District 76.
How do I register to vote in Fremont 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 Lake 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.