Photo: Kelly Martin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Park Ridge, IL: what to set up and who to call
Park Ridge has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.8 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Park Ridge: Maine Township High School District 207 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Park Ridge, 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 Park Ridge.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Park Ridge. 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 Park Ridge
Park Ridge supplies almost all of Park Ridge. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Chicago as seller) and serves 39,800 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–Jun 2026, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.6 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0312460.
5 home internet providers serve Park Ridge
100% of 12,629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
SBC Waste Solutions picks up trash in Park Ridge
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Park Ridge, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Computer paper
- Junk mail
- Bond paper
- Envelopes
- Legal pad paper
- Letterhead
- Magazines
- Cardboard
- Aluminum/steel cans
- Bimetal cans
- Plastic soup containers
- Plastics #1-5 and #7
- Glass bottles/jars
- Milk jugs
- Newspapers
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check parkridge.us →
From parkridge.us, 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.
Park Ridge is in two districts that split the grades: Maine Township High School District 207 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64.
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.
Park Ridge is in ZIP code 60068
ZIP codes where Park Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Park Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Park Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60068 | Park Ridge, IL | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 60016.
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 Park Ridge
Who supplies Park Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Park Ridge (EPA ID IL0312460). 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 6.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Park Ridge?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Park Ridge?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Park Ridge?
60068. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Park Ridge in?
Maine Township High School District 207 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64. Parts of the city are in East Maine School District 63.
How do I register to vote in Park Ridge?
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: Park Ridge’s own website (parkridge.us), 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.