Photo: Zagalejo · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Harwood Heights, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Harwood Heights water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.6 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Harwood Heights has its own library, Eisenhower Public Library District, at 4613 North Oketo Avenue.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Harwood 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 Harwood Heights.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Harwood 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 Harwood Heights water system
The Harwood Heights water system supplies almost all of Harwood Heights. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Chicago as seller) and serves 9,065 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 6.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. IL0311140.
4 home internet providers serve Harwood Heights
100% of 2,247 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Harwood Heights depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Harwood Heights, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on harwoodheights.org →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on harwoodheights.org →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum Cans, Trays & Foil (trays & foil must be cleaned)
- Steel Cans & Tins
- Aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers (milk & juice cartons)
- PET Soda, Water, & Flavored Beverage Bottles (#1 clear and green plastic resin)
- HDPE Milk & Juice Jugs (#2 clear plastic resin)
- HDPE Detergent & Fabric Softener Containers (#2 colored plastic resin)
- Newspaper, including inserts (remove plastic sleeves)
- Cardboard (no waxed cardboard)
- Kraft (brown paper) bags
From harwoodheights.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-05-12, 2026-05-12T15:11:35+00:00, 2026-07-07T16:49:52+00:00. 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.
Most of Harwood Heights (69%) is in Ridgewood Community High School District 234; parts are in Union Ridge School District 86 (47%) and Maine Township High School District 207 (31%) and Pennoyer School District 79 (31%) and Norridge School District 80 (22%).
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Harwood Heights is in ZIP code 60706
ZIP codes where Harwood Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Harwood Heights | ZIP’s residents in Harwood Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60706 | Harwood Heights, IL | 100% | 37% |
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 Harwood Heights
Who supplies Harwood Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Harwood Heights water system (EPA ID IL0311140). 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 6.6 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Harwood 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 Harwood Heights?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Harwood Heights?
60706. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Harwood Heights in?
Ridgewood Community High School District 234. Parts of the city are in Union Ridge School District 86 and Maine Township High School District 207 and Pennoyer School District 79 and Norridge School District 80.
How do I register to vote in Harwood 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 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: Harwood Heights’ own website (harwoodheights.org), 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.