Living in Glendale Heights, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Glendale Heights is in ZIP code 60139. Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks, 1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glendale Heights, 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 Glendale Heights.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Glendale Heights. 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 Glendale Heights water system
The Glendale Heights water system supplies almost all of Glendale Heights. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Carol Stream and Du Page Water Commission as sellers) and serves 33,176 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IL0430400.
6 home internet providers serve Glendale Heights
100% of 7,155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 94% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 35% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Glendale Heights’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glendale Heights.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Glendale Heights is in Glenbard Township High School District 87; parts are in Queen Bee School District 16 (46%) and Marquardt School District 15 (38%) and Glen Ellyn School District 41 (12%) and Community Consolidated School District 93 (3%).
BSchool 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.
Glendale Heights is in ZIP code 60139
ZIP codes where Glendale Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glendale Heights | ZIP’s residents in Glendale Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60139 | Glendale Heights, IL | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 60188, 60148.
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 Glendale Heights
Who supplies Glendale Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glendale Heights water system (EPA ID IL0430400). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Glendale Heights?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Glendale Heights?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glendale Heights?
60139. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glendale Heights in?
Glenbard Township High School District 87. Parts of the city are in Queen Bee School District 16 and Marquardt School District 15 and Glen Ellyn School District 41 and Community Consolidated School District 93.
How do I register to vote in Glendale Heights?
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 DuPage County Clerk - Election Division. 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.