Photo: Neva O'Laughlin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Inverness, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Barrington water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Trash goes out on Thursdays in Inverness, collected by Groot Industries.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Inverness, 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 Inverness.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Inverness. 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 Barrington water system
The Barrington water system supplies Inverness: about 21% of residents live in its service area. Palatine serves another 16%. About 61% 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 10,327 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 13.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 99% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0974080.
4 home internet providers serve Inverness
100% of 2,666 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 75/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Inverness is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Inverness, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans & foil
- Steel or tin cans; aluminum baking trays
- Empty aerosol cans
- Office paper (printer paper, school papers, etc.)
From inverness-il.gov, 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.
Inverness is in two districts that split the grades: Township High School District 211 and Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Inverness spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Inverness residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Inverness | ZIP’s residents in Inverness |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60067 | Palatine, IL | 51% | 10% |
| 60010 | Barrington, IL | 49% | 8% |
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 Inverness
Who supplies Inverness’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Barrington water system (EPA ID IL0974080). 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 13.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Inverness?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Inverness?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Inverness?
60067 (51%), 60010 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Inverness in?
Township High School District 211 and Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15. Parts of the city are in Barrington Community Unit School District 220.
How do I register to vote in Inverness?
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: Inverness’ own website (inverness-il.gov), 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.