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The Paw Paw Township handbook

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

Paw Paw Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 60518 holds the most residents (78%). For emergencies, Paw Paw Township is closest to Valley West Community Hospital, 13.7 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerCommonwealth Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 17.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Paw Paw TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paw Paw Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolIndian Creek Community Unit District 425Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes60518, 60531Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

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

Internet

Which providers serve Paw Paw Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Paw Paw Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paw Paw Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck pawpawil.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Paw Paw 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.

Paw Paw Township kids go to
PK–4Indian Creek Elementary Schoolin Shabbona
5–8Indian Creek Middle Schoolin Waterman
9–12Indian Creek High Schoolin Shabbona

Most of Paw Paw Township (65%) is in Indian Creek Community Unit District 425; parts are in Leland Community Unit School District 1 (17%) and Earlville Community Unit School District 9 (10%) and Paw Paw CUSD 271 (7%).

Test scores and every school: see 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.

Official sitepawpawil.orgPaw Paw Township’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsPaw Paw Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDeKalb County ClerkElections here are run by DeKalb County (county election office). 110 East Sycamore St., Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 895-7147 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Paw Paw Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Paw Paw TownshipZIP’s residents in Paw Paw Township
60518Earlville, IL78%8%
60531Leland, IL22%4%

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.

Nearest emergency roomValley West Community Hospital13.7 miles awayGet a library cardPaw Paw Public Library District362 Chicago Road · (815) 627-9396

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Paw Paw Township

Who provides electricity in Paw Paw Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Paw Paw Township?

60518 (78%), 60531 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Paw Paw Township in?

Indian Creek Community Unit District 425. Parts of the city are in Leland Community Unit School District 1 and Earlville Community Unit School District 9 and Paw Paw CUSD 271.

How do I register to vote in Paw Paw 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 DeKalb County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.