Living in Otto Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Otto Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 60922 holds the most residents (55%). Only 57% of addresses in Otto Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Otto 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 Otto Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Otto 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 Chebanse water system
The Chebanse water system supplies Otto Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. Aqua Illinois-Kankakee serves another 11%. Countryside Mobile Home Estates MHP serves another 6%. About 62% 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 1,044 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. IL0754240.
9 home internet providers serve Otto Township
84% of 1,034 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 51% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 40% | 50/10 |
| Pavlov Media | Fiber | 19% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Conxxus | Fiber | 17% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 16% | 90/5 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 71% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Otto Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Otto Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Otto Township (74%) is in Central Community Unit School District 4; parts are in Herscher Community Unit School District 2 (20%) and Kankakee School District 111 (6%).
BSchool 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Otto Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Otto Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Otto Township | ZIP’s residents in Otto Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60922 | Chebanse, IL | 55% | 54% |
| 60901 | Kankakee, IL | 43% | 3% |
| 60941 | Herscher, IL | 2% | 2% |
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 Otto Township
Who supplies Otto Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chebanse water system (EPA ID IL0754240). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Otto 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 Otto Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Pavlov Media, Conxxus, Frontier, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Otto Township?
60922 (55%), 60901 (43%), 60941 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Otto Township in?
Central Community Unit School District 4. Parts of the city are in Herscher Community Unit School District 2 and Kankakee School District 111.
How do I register to vote in Otto 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 Kankakee 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.