Living in Prospect Heights, IL: what to set up and who to call
In Prospect Heights, trash day is Friday (Flood Brothers collects). Two school districts split the grades in Prospect Heights: Township High School District 214 and Prospect Heights School District 23.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prospect Heights, 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 Prospect Heights.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prospect Heights. 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 Il American-Chicago Suburban water system
The Il American-Chicago Suburban water system supplies Prospect Heights: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Wheeling serves another 22%. Prospect Heights serves another 20%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Glenview and Mount Prospect as sellers) and serves 11,187 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0315150.
5 home internet providers serve Prospect Heights
100% of 3,014 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 94% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Prospect Heights is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Prospect Heights, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Office Paper
- Aluminum Cans
- Junk Mail
- Plastic Bottles and Containers
- Newspapers
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Cardboard Boxes
- Steel or Tin Cans
- Phone Books
- Magazines
From prospect-heights.il.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.
Prospect Heights is in two districts that split the grades: Township High School District 214 and Prospect Heights School District 23.
B+School 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.
Prospect Heights spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Prospect Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prospect Heights | ZIP’s residents in Prospect Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60070 | Prospect Heights, IL | 99% | 100% |
| 60004 | Arlington Heights, IL | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 60062.
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 Prospect Heights
Who supplies Prospect Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Il American-Chicago Suburban water system (EPA ID IL0315150). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prospect Heights?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prospect Heights?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prospect Heights?
60070 (99%), 60004 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prospect Heights in?
Township High School District 214 and Prospect Heights School District 23. Parts of the city are in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 and River Trails School District 26 and Northfield Township High School District 225 and West Northfield School District 31.
How do I register to vote in Prospect Heights?
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: Prospect Heights’ own website (prospect-heights.il.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.