Living in Hawthorn Woods, IL: what to set up and who to call
Aqua Illinois-Hawthorn Woods reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228), beginning Apr 2025. Two school districts split the grades in Hawthorn Woods: Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hawthorn Woods, 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 Hawthorn Woods.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hawthorn Woods. 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 Aqua Illinois-Hawthorn Woods
Aqua Illinois-Hawthorn Woods supplies Hawthorn Woods: about 36% of residents live in its service area. About 59% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,065 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228), beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
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 1.7 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. IL0975040.
5 home internet providers serve Hawthorn Woods
100% of 3,185 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 44% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hawthorn Woods’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hawthorn Woods.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hawthorn Woods is in two districts that split the grades: Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95.
ASchool 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.
Hawthorn Woods is in ZIP code 60047
ZIP codes where Hawthorn Woods residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hawthorn Woods | ZIP’s residents in Hawthorn Woods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60047 | Lake Zurich, IL | 100% | 21% |
A few homes fall in 60060, 60084.
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 Hawthorn Woods
Who supplies Hawthorn Woods’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua Illinois-Hawthorn Woods (EPA ID IL0975040). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228). 78% 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 Hawthorn Woods?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hawthorn Woods?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hawthorn Woods?
60047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hawthorn Woods in?
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95. Parts of the city are in Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and Fremont School District 79 and Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96.
How do I register to vote in Hawthorn Woods?
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.