Photo: Etombari · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Highwood, IL: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Highwood water system, which supplies Highwood, came in at 76.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), above the 15 ppb action level. Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Highwood.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Highwood, 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 Highwood.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Highwood. 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 Highwood water system
The Highwood water system supplies Highwood: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Highland Park as seller) and serves 5,335 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 Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 76.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. IL0970550.
4 home internet providers serve Highwood
100% of 1,074 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Highwood is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Highwood, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Wed
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From cityofhighwood.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.
Highwood is in two districts that split the grades: North Shore School District 112 and Township High School District 113.
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.
Highwood is in ZIP code 60040
ZIP codes where Highwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Highwood | ZIP’s residents in Highwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60040 | Highwood, IL | 100% | 99% |
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 Highwood
Who supplies Highwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Highwood water system (EPA ID IL0970550). 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 76.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Highwood?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Highwood?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Highwood?
60040. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Highwood in?
North Shore School District 112 and Township High School District 113.
How do I register to vote in Highwood?
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: Highwood’s own website (cityofhighwood.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.