Living in South Barrington, IL: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in South Barrington; Groot collects. Tap water in most of South Barrington comes from the South Barrington water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Barrington, 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 South Barrington.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Barrington. 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 South Barrington water system
The South Barrington water system supplies South Barrington: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Hoffman Estates serves another 28%. About 20% 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 1,175 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0310200.
5 home internet providers serve South Barrington
100% of 1,828 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in South Barrington is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Barrington, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Mon
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper with inserts
- Magazines
- Telephone directories
- Office/school paper
- Advertising and junk mail
- Kraft brown paper bags
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard and chipboard such as cereal, pasta, clothing, and tissue boxes
- Aluminum cans
- Steel, tin and bi-metal cans
- Juice boxes and milk cartons
From southbarrington.org, 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.
South Barrington is in two districts that split the grades: Township High School District 211 and Barrington Community Unit School District 220.
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.
South Barrington is in ZIP code 60010
ZIP codes where South Barrington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Barrington | ZIP’s residents in South Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60010 | Barrington, IL | 100% | 11% |
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 South Barrington
Who supplies South Barrington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The South Barrington water system (EPA ID IL0310200). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Barrington?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Barrington?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Fox Valley Internet, Opiquad LLC, Getgoing Infrastructure Group (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Barrington?
60010. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Barrington in?
Township High School District 211 and Barrington Community Unit School District 220. Parts of the city are in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 and Community Unit School District 300.
How do I register to vote in South Barrington?
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: South Barrington’s own website (southbarrington.org), 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.