Photo: Marcusmax · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hazel Crest, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Hazel Crest water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.4 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). In Hazel Crest you hire your own trash hauler; Homewood Disposal Service picks up on Mondays.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hazel Crest, 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 Hazel Crest.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hazel Crest. 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 Hazel Crest water system
The Hazel Crest water system supplies almost all of Hazel Crest. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Harvey as seller) and serves 13,792 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–Jun 2026, was 6.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0311170.
4 home internet providers serve Hazel Crest
100% of 4,689 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 | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hazel Crest is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hazel Crest, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week · which week: villageofhazelcrest.org
Hazel Crest Compost Facility
2600 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum, Tin, & Metal Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Cartons - Milk, Juice, Broth, Soup & Other
- Paperboard Boxes - Cereal, Tissue & Frozen Food Boxes
- Junk Mail, Glossy Paper, Magazines
- Flattened Cardboard Boxes
- Plastic Bread/Storage Bags
- Large Storage Bins
- Plastic Wrap
- Snack Bags (chips, fruit snacks, etc.)
- Flex Packaging (baby food pouches, fruit snack pouches, etc.)
- Bubble Wrap
- CD, DVD Packaging
From villageofhazelcrest.org, cms1files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Hazel Crest is in two districts that split the grades: Bremen Community High School District 228 and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144.
C−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.
Hazel Crest is in ZIP code 60429
ZIP codes where Hazel Crest residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hazel Crest | ZIP’s residents in Hazel Crest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60429 | Hazel Crest, IL | 100% | 91% |
A few homes fall in 60478, 60430.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hazel Crest
Who supplies Hazel Crest’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hazel Crest water system (EPA ID IL0311170). 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 6.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hazel Crest?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hazel Crest?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hazel Crest?
60429. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hazel Crest in?
Bremen Community High School District 228 and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144. Parts of the city are in Hazel Crest School District 152-5 and Thornton Township High School District 205 and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood School District 153.
How do I register to vote in Hazel Crest?
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: Hazel Crest’s own website (villageofhazelcrest.org, cms1files.revize.com), 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.