Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Oak Forest, IL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Oak Forest is in ZIP code 60452. Oak Forest has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Forest, 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 Oak Forest.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Forest. 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 Oak Forest water system
The Oak Forest water system supplies almost all of Oak Forest. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Midlothian and Oak Lawn as sellers) and serves 27,478 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 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IL0312190.
5 home internet providers serve Oak Forest
100% of 8,253 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Oak Forest: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Oak Forest, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check oak-forest.org →
From oak-forest.org, 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.
Most of Oak Forest (88%) is in Bremen Community High School District 228; parts are in Arbor Park School District 145 (38%) and Forest Ridge School District 142 (36%) and Community Consolidated School District 146 (16%) and Consolidated High School District 230 (12%) and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 (10%).
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Oak Forest is in ZIP code 60452
ZIP codes where Oak Forest residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Forest | ZIP’s residents in Oak Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60452 | Oak Forest, IL | 99% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 60462, 60477, 60445, 60478.
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 Oak Forest
Who supplies Oak Forest’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Oak Forest water system (EPA ID IL0312190). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oak Forest?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oak Forest?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Forest?
60452. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Forest in?
Bremen Community High School District 228. Parts of the city are in Arbor Park School District 145 and Forest Ridge School District 142 and Community Consolidated School District 146 and Consolidated High School District 230 and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144.
How do I register to vote in Oak Forest?
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: Oak Forest’s own website (oak-forest.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.