Photo: Crosbiesmith · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Palos Hills, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Palos Hills: Consolidated High School District 230 and North Palos School District 117. Palos Community Hospital, 3.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palos Hills, 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 Palos Hills.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palos Hills. 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 Palos Hills water system
The Palos Hills water system supplies almost all of Palos Hills. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hickory Hills and Oak Lawn as sellers) and serves 18,530 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 2025–Dec 2027, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0312400.
4 home internet providers serve Palos Hills
100% of 4,228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Palos Hills
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Palos Hills, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check paloshillsweb.org →
From paloshillsweb.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-03-04, 2025-07-17, 2026-05-18. 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.
Palos Hills is in two districts that split the grades: Consolidated High School District 230 and North Palos School District 117.
ASchool 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.
Palos Hills is in ZIP code 60465
ZIP codes where Palos Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palos Hills | ZIP’s residents in Palos Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60465 | Palos Hills, IL | 100% | 100% |
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 Palos Hills
Who supplies Palos Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Palos Hills water system (EPA ID IL0312400). 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 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palos Hills?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Palos Hills?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palos Hills?
60465. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palos Hills in?
Consolidated High School District 230 and North Palos School District 117. Parts of the city are in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118.
How do I register to vote in Palos Hills?
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: Palos Hills’ own website (paloshillsweb.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.