Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lombard, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Lombard water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.6 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Lombard: Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Lombard School District 44.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lombard, 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 Lombard.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lombard. 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 Lombard water system
The Lombard water system supplies Lombard: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Du Page Water Commission as seller) and serves 44,476 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 10.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.7 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. IL0430600.
5 home internet providers serve Lombard
100% of 11,754 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 5% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lombard depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lombard, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on villageoflombard.org →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Aluminum
- Glass
- Iron/steel
- Plastics #1 (PET)
- Paper cups
Goodwill Industries
351 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard
Com2 Computers
1196 S. Main Street, Lombard
Supply-Chain Services Inc.
250 W. North Avenue, Lombard
Chicago Surplus Computers
240 Cortland Ave, Lombard
From villageoflombard.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 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.
Lombard is in two districts that split the grades: Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Lombard School District 44.
B+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.
Lombard is in ZIP code 60148
ZIP codes where Lombard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lombard | ZIP’s residents in Lombard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60148 | Lombard, IL | 100% | 84% |
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 Lombard
Who supplies Lombard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lombard water system (EPA ID IL0430600). 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 10.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lombard?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lombard?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lombard?
60148. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lombard in?
Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Lombard School District 44. Parts of the city are in DuPage High School District 88 and SD 45 DuPage County and Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 and Addison School District 4 and Glen Ellyn School District 41.
How do I register to vote in Lombard?
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 DuPage County Clerk - Election Division. 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: Lombard’s own website (villageoflombard.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.