Photo: Dwatling98 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in McHenry Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Mchenry water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.7 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Trains stop in McHenry Township, at McHenry.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McHenry 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 McHenry Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McHenry 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 Mchenry water system
The Mchenry water system supplies McHenry Township: about 45% of residents live in its service area. Prairie Path Water Co-Whispering Hills serves another 17%. Wonder Lake (Niu) serves another 5%. About 27% 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 22,335 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 6.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 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. IL1110600.
8 home internet providers serve McHenry Township
99% of 18,016 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 100/20 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 20% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 15% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McHenry Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McHenry Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McHenry Township is in McHenry Community High School District 156; parts are in McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 (47%) and Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 (41%) and Harrison School District 36 (11%).
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.
McHenry Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where McHenry Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McHenry Township | ZIP’s residents in McHenry Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60050 | Mchenry, IL | 49% | 71% |
| 60051 | Mchenry, IL | 36% | 68% |
| 60097 | Wonder Lake, IL | 12% | 53% |
| 60072 | Ringwood, IL | 2% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 60081, 60098.
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 McHenry Township
Who supplies McHenry Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mchenry water system (EPA ID IL1110600). 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 6.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McHenry 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 McHenry Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, i3 Broadband, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McHenry Township?
60050 (49%), 60051 (36%), 60097 (12%), 60072 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McHenry Township in?
McHenry Community High School District 156. Parts of the city are in McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 and Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 and Harrison School District 36.
How do I register to vote in McHenry 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 McHenry 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.