Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Tinley Park, IL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Tinley Park goes to 60477 (65% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Tinley Park.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tinley Park, 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 Tinley Park.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tinley Park. 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 Tinley Park
Tinley Park supplies almost all of Tinley Park. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Oak Lawn and Orland Park as sellers) and serves 56,703 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, 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. IL0314910.
5 home internet providers serve Tinley Park
100% of 16,086 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tinley Park is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tinley Park, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From tinleypark.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated September 2026, Updated: September 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.
Most of Tinley Park (46%) is in Consolidated High School District 230; parts are in Kirby School District 140 (42%) and Community Consolidated School District 146 (23%) and Bremen Community High School District 228 (21%) and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 (21%) and Summit Hill School District 161 (21%) and Rich Township High School District 227 (13%) and Elementary School District 159 (13%).
A−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.
Tinley Park spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tinley Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tinley Park | ZIP’s residents in Tinley Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60477 | Tinley Park, IL | 65% | 97% |
| 60487 | Tinley Park, IL | 35% | 74% |
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 Tinley Park
Who supplies Tinley Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tinley Park (EPA ID IL0314910). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tinley Park?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tinley Park?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bertram Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tinley Park?
60477 (65%), 60487 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tinley Park in?
Consolidated High School District 230. Parts of the city are in Kirby School District 140 and Community Consolidated School District 146 and Bremen Community High School District 228 and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and Summit Hill School District 161 and Rich Township High School District 227 and Elementary School District 159.
How do I register to vote in Tinley Park?
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: Tinley Park’s own website (tinleypark.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.