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The Orland Township handbook

Living in Orland Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

Two school districts split the grades in Orland Township: Consolidated High School District 230 and Orland School District 135. Orland Township has a train station, 143rd Street (Orland Park).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Orland Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Orland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Orland 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Orland Park

Orland Park supplies Orland Township: about 59% of residents live in its service area. Tinley Park serves another 30%. Il American-Fernway serves another 7%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Oak Lawn as seller) and serves 58,020 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0312310.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Orland Township

100% of 29,122 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber91%5,000/5,000
Astound BroadbandFiber19%1,500/1,500
VerizonFixed wireless78%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless59%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Orland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orland Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Orland Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Orland Township kids go to
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Victor J Andrew High SchoolConsolidated High School District 230

Orland Township is in two districts that split the grades: Consolidated High School District 230 and Orland School District 135.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Orland Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Orland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Orland TownshipZIP’s residents in Orland Township
60462Orland Park, IL39%94%
60467Orland Park, IL24%90%
60487Tinley Park, IL19%71%
60477Tinley Park, IL18%48%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Orland Township

Who supplies Orland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Orland Park (EPA ID IL0312310). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Orland 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 Orland Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Orland Township?

60462 (39%), 60467 (24%), 60487 (19%), 60477 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Orland Township in?

Consolidated High School District 230 and Orland School District 135. Parts of the city are in Kirby School District 140 and Community Consolidated School District 146.

How do I register to vote in Orland 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.