Photo: Crosbiesmith · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hickory Hills, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Hickory Hills: Consolidated High School District 230 and North Palos School District 117. Most homes in Hickory Hills have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hickory Hills, 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 Hickory Hills.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hickory Hills. 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 Hickory Hills water system
The Hickory Hills water system supplies almost all of Hickory Hills. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Justice-Willow Springs Water Commission as seller) and serves 14,505 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0311200.
4 home internet providers serve Hickory Hills
100% of 3,774 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hickory Hills is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hickory Hills, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers, newsprint, mixed paper
- Cardboard boxes (flattened)
- Chipboard boxes (cereal, shoe, beverage cart
- Brown paper grocery bags
- Phone books
- Magazines
- Pizza boxes
- Clear jars and bottles
- Green jars and bottles
- Blue jars and bottles
- Brown jars and bottles
- Food and beverage cans (rinse and remove labels)
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Aluminum foil
From hickoryhillsil.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-06-24, 2024-12-26, 2026-07-02. 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.
Hickory Hills is in two districts that split the grades: Consolidated High School District 230 and North Palos School District 117.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Hickory Hills is in ZIP code 60457
ZIP codes where Hickory Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hickory Hills | ZIP’s residents in Hickory Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60457 | Hickory Hills, IL | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 60455.
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 Hickory Hills
Who supplies Hickory Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hickory Hills water system (EPA ID IL0311200). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hickory Hills?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hickory Hills?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hickory Hills?
60457. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hickory Hills in?
Consolidated High School District 230 and North Palos School District 117. Parts of the city are in Argo Community High School District 217 and Indian Springs School District 109.
How do I register to vote in Hickory Hills?
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: Hickory Hills’ own website (hickoryhillsil.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.