Living in Gages Lake, IL: what to set up and who to call
Gages Lake has no town government of its own, so Lake County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Warren Township High School District 121. The closest public drop-off to Gages Lake 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 Gages Lake, 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 Gages Lake.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gages Lake. 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 Wildwood Subdivision - Lake Co Pw
Wildwood Subdivision - Lake Co Pw supplies Gages Lake: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Gurnee serves another 24%. About 25% 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 as seller) and serves 14,832 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 53% 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. IL0977350.
5 home internet providers serve Gages Lake
100% of 3,519 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 4% | 60/10 |
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 Gages Lake.
Groot North Transfer Station
201 Porter Drive, Round Lake Park, IL, 60073
This isn’t Gages Lake’s own facility. Whether Gages Lake 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.
Gages Lake is in two districts that split the grades: Warren Township High School District 121 and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Gages Lake is unincorporated, so Lake County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Gages Lake spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gages Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gages Lake | ZIP’s residents in Gages Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60030 | Grayslake, IL | 77% | 23% |
| 60031 | Gurnee, IL | 21% | 6% |
| 60048 | Libertyville, 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 Gages Lake
Who supplies Gages Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wildwood Subdivision - Lake Co Pw (EPA ID IL0977350). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gages Lake?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gages Lake?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gages Lake?
60030 (77%), 60031 (21%), 60048 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gages Lake in?
Warren Township High School District 121 and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50.
How do I register to vote in Gages Lake?
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.