Living in Homer Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Homer Township: Lockport Township High School District 205 and Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C. For home internet, most of Homer Township can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Homer Township, 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 Homer Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Homer Township. 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 Il American-Homer Township water system
The Il American-Homer Township water system supplies Homer Township: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Lockport serves another 36%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Il American-Lake Water Company and Orland Park as sellers) and serves 24,543 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL1970100.
6 home internet providers serve Homer Township
99% of 13,642 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Urban Communications | Fixed wireless | 2% | 75/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Homer Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Homer Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Homer Township is in two districts that split the grades: Lockport Township High School District 205 and Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C.
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Homer Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Homer Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Homer Township | ZIP’s residents in Homer Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60491 | Homer Glen, IL | 56% | 100% |
| 60441 | Lockport, IL | 35% | 39% |
| 60467 | Orland Park, IL | 5% | 8% |
| 60448 | Mokena, IL | 2% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 60439, 60451, 60432.
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 Homer Township
Who supplies Homer Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Il American-Homer Township water system (EPA ID IL1970100). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Homer Township?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Homer Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Bertram Communications, Urban Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Homer Township?
60491 (56%), 60441 (35%), 60467 (5%), 60448 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Homer Township in?
Lockport Township High School District 205 and Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C. Parts of the city are in Will County School District 92.
How do I register to vote in Homer Township?
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 Will 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.