Photo: Bnperdue2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Virgil Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
Maple Park reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4, gross alpha particle activity ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Wired internet is thin in Virgil Township: the FCC’s map has 39% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Virgil 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 Virgil Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Virgil 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 Maple Park
Maple Park supplies Virgil Township: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% 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 1,484 people in all.
8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4, gross alpha particle activity ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. IL0890500.
11 home internet providers serve Virgil Township
87% of 892 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 70% | 25/3 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 39% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 34% | 115/7 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| Blast Communications | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Virgil Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Virgil Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Virgil Township (74%) is in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302; parts are in Central Community Unit School District 301 (21%) and Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 (4%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Virgil Township is in ZIP code 60151
ZIP codes where Virgil Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Virgil Township | ZIP’s residents in Virgil Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60151 | Maple Park, IL | 100% | 48% |
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 Virgil Township
Who supplies Virgil Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Maple Park (EPA ID IL0890500). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4, gross alpha particle activity ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Virgil 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 Virgil Township?
AT&T, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Verizon, Watch Communications, Blast Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Virgil Township?
60151. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Virgil Township in?
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302. Parts of the city are in Central Community Unit School District 301 and Sycamore Community Unit School District 427.
How do I register to vote in Virgil 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 Kane 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.