Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Troy Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Joliet water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Two school districts split the grades in Troy Township: Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C and Joliet Township High School District 204.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Troy 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 Troy Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Troy 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 Joliet water system
The Joliet water system supplies Troy Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Shorewood serves another 36%. About 6% 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 160,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. IL1970450.
6 home internet providers serve Troy Township
100% of 16,810 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 61% | 400/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Troy Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Troy Township, from the town’s own site.
Troy Township Highway Department Recycling Center
25358 W. Seil Road, Shorewood, IL 60404
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Troy Township Highway Department Recycling Center
25358 W. Seil Road, Shorewood, IL
From troytownship.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated September 25, 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.
Troy Township is in two districts that split the grades: Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C and Joliet Township High School District 204.
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Troy Township spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Troy Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Troy Township | ZIP’s residents in Troy Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60404 | Shorewood, IL | 40% | 100% |
| 60431 | Joliet, IL | 27% | 49% |
| 60435 | Joliet, IL | 13% | 14% |
| 60586 | Plainfield, IL | 10% | 11% |
| 60436 | Joliet, IL | 4% | 11% |
| 60410 | Channahon, IL | 3% | 12% |
| 60403 | Crest Hill, IL | 2% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 60447.
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 Troy Township
Who supplies Troy Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Joliet water system (EPA ID IL1970450). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Troy 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 Troy Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Watch Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bertram Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Troy Township?
60404 (40%), 60431 (27%), 60435 (13%), 60586 (10%), 60436 (4%), 60410 (3%), 60403 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Troy Township in?
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C and Joliet Township High School District 204. Parts of the city are in Minooka Community High School District 111 and Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201.
How do I register to vote in Troy 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 Will 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: Troy Township’s own website (troytownship.com), 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.