Photo: Crosbiesmith · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Palos Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Palos Township: Consolidated High School District 230 and Palos Community Consolidated School District 118. Palos Township has a train station, Palos Heights.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palos 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 Palos Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palos 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 Palos Hills water system
The Palos Hills water system supplies Palos Township: about 33% of residents live in its service area. Hickory Hills serves another 22%. Palos Heights serves another 16%. Orland Park serves another 8%. Bridgeview serves another 6%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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.
5 home internet providers serve Palos Township
100% of 15,585 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 63% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 12% | 1,500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Palos Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palos Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palos Township is in two districts that split the grades: Consolidated High School District 230 and Palos Community Consolidated School District 118.
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 Township spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palos Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palos Township | ZIP’s residents in Palos Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60465 | Palos Hills, IL | 33% | 100% |
| 60457 | Hickory Hills, IL | 22% | 87% |
| 60464 | Palos Park, IL | 17% | 98% |
| 60463 | Palos Heights, IL | 10% | 41% |
| 60455 | Bridgeview, IL | 8% | 28% |
| 60482 | Worth, IL | 5% | 26% |
| 60462 | Orland Park, IL | 4% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 60480, 60467.
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 Palos Township
Who supplies Palos Township’s 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 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 Palos Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palos Township?
60465 (33%), 60457 (22%), 60464 (17%), 60463 (10%), 60455 (8%), 60482 (5%), 60462 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palos Township in?
Consolidated High School District 230 and Palos Community Consolidated School District 118. Parts of the city are in North Palos School District 117 and Willow Springs School District 108.
How do I register to vote in Palos 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.