Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shabbona Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Shabbona water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.8 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Shabbona Township has its own library, Flewellin Memorial Library, at 108 West Comanche.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shabbona 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 Shabbona Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shabbona 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 Shabbona water system
The Shabbona water system supplies Shabbona Township: about 63% of residents live in its service area. Lee serves another 10%. About 28% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 913 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.5 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0370450.
8 home internet providers serve Shabbona Township
76% of 579 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirCell | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/250 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 62% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 24% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Blast Communications | Fixed wireless | 15% | 75/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shabbona Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shabbona Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shabbona Township is in Indian Creek Community Unit District 425.
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Shabbona Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shabbona Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shabbona Township | ZIP’s residents in Shabbona Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60550 | Shabbona, IL | 88% | 92% |
| 60530 | Lee, IL | 11% | 26% |
A few homes fall in 60518.
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Shabbona Township
Who supplies Shabbona Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Shabbona water system (EPA ID IL0370450). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.8 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shabbona 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 Shabbona Township?
AirCell, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, Blast Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shabbona Township?
60550 (88%), 60530 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shabbona Township in?
Indian Creek Community Unit District 425.
How do I register to vote in Shabbona 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.
- 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.