Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Joliet, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Joliet water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Joliet has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Joliet, 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 Joliet.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Joliet. 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 Joliet water system
The Joliet water system supplies almost all of Joliet. It draws ground water and serves 160,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 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. IL1970450.
6 home internet providers serve Joliet
100% of 44,691 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 37% | 400/40 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Joliet depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Joliet, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
From joliet.gov, the town’s official site; wm.com, which joliet.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 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.
Most of Joliet (89%) is in Joliet Township High School District 204; parts are in Joliet Public School District 86 (24%) and Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C (19%) and Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C (18%) and Plainfield School District 202 (17%) and Minooka Community High School District 111 (9%) and Oswego Community Unit School District 308 (6%) and Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 (5%) and Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 (4%) and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 (3%) and Union School District 81 (3%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Joliet spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Joliet residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Joliet | ZIP’s residents in Joliet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60435 | Joliet, IL | 31% | 94% |
| 60586 | Plainfield, IL | 25% | 81% |
| 60431 | Joliet, IL | 16% | 91% |
| 60432 | Joliet, IL | 11% | 79% |
| 60436 | Joliet, IL | 10% | 83% |
| 60433 | Joliet, IL | 5% | 47% |
| 60451 | New Lenox, IL | 1% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 60441, 60447, 60421, 60544, 60560, 60442. 60434 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Joliet
Who supplies Joliet’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Joliet water system (EPA ID IL1970450). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Joliet?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Joliet?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Watch Communications, Bertram Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Joliet?
60435 (31%), 60586 (25%), 60431 (16%), 60432 (11%), 60436 (10%), 60433 (5%), 60451 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Joliet in?
Joliet Township High School District 204. Parts of the city are in Joliet Public School District 86 and Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C and Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C and Plainfield School District 202 and Minooka Community High School District 111 and Oswego Community Unit School District 308 and Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 and Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and Union School District 81.
How do I register to vote in Joliet?
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: Joliet’s own website (joliet.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (wm.com), read Oct 23, 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.