Photo: Theemausoliam · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Norwood Park Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Norwood Park Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 60706 holds the most residents (81%). For emergencies, Norwood Park Township is closest to Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center, 1.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Norwood Park 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 Norwood Park Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Norwood Park 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 Norridge water system
The Norridge water system supplies Norwood Park Township: about 48% of residents live in its service area. Harwood Heights serves another 32%. Park Ridge serves another 15%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Chicago as seller) and serves 15,251 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–Dec 2026, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.6 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. IL0312040.
5 home internet providers serve Norwood Park Township
100% of 8,586 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 18% | 1,500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Norwood Park Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Norwood Park Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Norwood Park Township (69%) is in Ridgewood Community High School District 234; parts are in Norridge School District 80 (48%) and Maine Township High School District 207 (31%) and Union Ridge School District 86 (21%) and Pennoyer School District 79 (16%) and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 (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.
Norwood Park Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Norwood Park Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Norwood Park Township | ZIP’s residents in Norwood Park Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60706 | Harwood Heights, IL | 81% | 92% |
| 60068 | Park Ridge, IL | 15% | 10% |
| 60656 | Chicago, IL | 2% | 2% |
| 60631 | Chicago, IL | 2% | 1% |
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 Norwood Park Township
Who supplies Norwood Park Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Norridge water system (EPA ID IL0312040). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Norwood Park 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 Norwood Park Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Norwood Park Township?
60706 (81%), 60068 (15%), 60656 (2%), 60631 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Norwood Park Township in?
Ridgewood Community High School District 234. Parts of the city are in Norridge School District 80 and Maine Township High School District 207 and Union Ridge School District 86 and Pennoyer School District 79 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64.
How do I register to vote in Norwood Park 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 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: 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.