Living in Rich Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Matteson water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.6 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Rich Township has a train station, 211th Street (Lincoln Highway).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rich 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 Rich Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rich 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 Matteson water system
The Matteson water system supplies Rich Township: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Park Forest serves another 20%. Richton Park serves another 17%. Country Club Hills serves another 9%. Flossmoor serves another 8%. Olympia Fields serves another 6%. About 5% 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 Oak Lawn as seller) and serves 18,293 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 8.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. IL0311800.
4 home internet providers serve Rich Township
100% of 24,558 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rich Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rich Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Rich Township (89%) is in Rich Township High School District 227; parts are in Elementary School District 159 (48%) and Matteson Elementary School District 162 (24%) and Flossmoor School District 161 (11%) and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 (11%) and Country Club Hills School District 160 (10%) and Park Forest School District 163 (8%).
C−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.
Rich Township spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rich Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rich Township | ZIP’s residents in Rich Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60443 | Matteson, IL | 28% | 100% |
| 60466 | Park Forest, IL | 20% | 70% |
| 60471 | Richton Park, IL | 17% | 100% |
| 60422 | Flossmoor, IL | 10% | 75% |
| 60478 | Country Club Hills, IL | 9% | 42% |
| 60461 | Olympia Fields, IL | 6% | 89% |
| 60430 | Homewood, IL | 4% | 15% |
| 60477 | Tinley Park, IL | 4% | 7% |
| 60429 | Hazel Crest, IL | 2% | 13% |
A few homes fall in 60423, 60449, 60487.
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 Rich Township
Who supplies Rich Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Matteson water system (EPA ID IL0311800). 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 8.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rich 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 Rich Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rich Township?
60443 (28%), 60466 (20%), 60471 (17%), 60422 (10%), 60478 (9%), 60461 (6%), 60430 (4%), 60477 (4%), 60429 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rich Township in?
Rich Township High School District 227. Parts of the city are in Elementary School District 159 and Matteson Elementary School District 162 and Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and Country Club Hills School District 160 and Park Forest School District 163.
How do I register to vote in Rich 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.