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The Hanover Township handbook

Living in Hanover Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Hanover Township goes to 60107 (38% of residents), one of 7 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Hanover Township, at Bartlett.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hanover Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Hanover Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hanover 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Streamwood water system

The Streamwood water system supplies Hanover Township: about 37% of residents live in its service area. Elgin serves another 26%. Bartlett serves another 16%. Hanover Park serves another 11%. Hoffman Estates serves another 6%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Northwest Suburban Municipal Jawa as seller) and serves 39,577 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. IL0313060.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hanover Township

100% of 26,672 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber90%100/20
Astound BroadbandCable58%1,500/50
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless56%300/20
Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure GroupFixed wireless6%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hanover Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hanover Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Hanover Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hanover Township kids go to
PK–617 schoolsDepends on your address
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Hanover Township (92%) is in School District U-46; parts are in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 (8%).

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Hanover Township spans 7 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Hanover Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hanover TownshipZIP’s residents in Hanover Township
60107Streamwood, IL38%96%
60120Elgin, IL26%51%
60103Bartlett, IL17%41%
60133Hanover Park, IL10%27%
60192Hoffman Estates, IL6%37%
60193Schaumburg, IL1%3%
60194Schaumburg, IL1%6%

A few homes fall in 60169.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Hanover Township

Who supplies Hanover Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Streamwood water system (EPA ID IL0313060). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hanover 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 Hanover Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon, Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hanover Township?

60107 (38%), 60120 (26%), 60103 (17%), 60133 (10%), 60192 (6%), 60193 (1%), 60194 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hanover Township in?

School District U-46. Parts of the city are in Barrington Community Unit School District 220.

How do I register to vote in Hanover 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 Cook 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.