Ryerson, Edward L., Area Historic District · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Vernon Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Vernon Township goes to 60089 (41% of residents), one of 7 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Vernon Township, at Buffalo Grove.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vernon 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 Vernon Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vernon 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 Buffalo Grove water system
The Buffalo Grove water system supplies Vernon Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Vernon Hills - Lake Co Pw serves another 27%. Lincolnshire serves another 12%. About 7% 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 Arlington Heights and Northwest Water Commission and Lcpw - Pekara Subdivision as sellers) and serves 43,212 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. IL0314180.
4 home internet providers serve Vernon Township
100% of 18,560 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vernon Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernon Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Vernon Township (78%) is in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125; parts are in Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 (33%) and Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 (26%) and Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District (17%) and Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 (11%) and Libertyville Community High School District 128 (10%) and Township High School District 113 (7%) and Deerfield School District 109 (7%) and Lake Forest Community High School District 115 (4%) and Lake Forest School District 67 (3%) and Diamond Lake School District 76 (3%).
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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Vernon Township spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vernon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vernon Township | ZIP’s residents in Vernon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60089 | Buffalo Grove, IL | 41% | 68% |
| 60061 | Vernon Hills, IL | 24% | 63% |
| 60069 | Lincolnshire, IL | 12% | 100% |
| 60015 | Deerfield, IL | 8% | 21% |
| 60047 | Lake Zurich, IL | 6% | 10% |
| 60060 | Mundelein, IL | 4% | 8% |
| 60045 | Lake Forest, IL | 4% | 12% |
A few homes fall in 60048.
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 Vernon Township
Who supplies Vernon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Buffalo Grove water system (EPA ID IL0314180). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vernon 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 Vernon Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vernon Township?
60089 (41%), 60061 (24%), 60069 (12%), 60015 (8%), 60047 (6%), 60060 (4%), 60045 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vernon Township in?
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125. Parts of the city are in Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 and Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 and Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District and Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 and Libertyville Community High School District 128 and Township High School District 113 and Deerfield School District 109 and Lake Forest Community High School District 115 and Lake Forest School District 67 and Diamond Lake School District 76.
How do I register to vote in Vernon 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 Lake 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.