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The Wayne Township handbook

Living in Wayne Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

The latest lead test reported by the Bartlett water system, which supplies Wayne Township, came in at 20.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Two school districts split the grades in Wayne Township: Community High School District 94 and School District U-46.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wayne Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wayne Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wayne 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bartlett water system

The Bartlett water system supplies Wayne Township: about 39% of residents live in its service area. Carol Stream serves another 23%. West Chicago serves another 19%. Hanover Park serves another 16%. About 5% 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 Du Page Water Commission as seller) and serves 41,500 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.

Lead, 90th percentile20.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 20.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 22.6 ppb. That’s higher than 100% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0314120.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Wayne Township

99% of 20,098 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber79%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wayne Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wayne Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wayne Township kids go to
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Bartlett High SchoolSchool District U-46

Wayne Township is in two districts that split the grades: Community High School District 94 and School District U-46.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wayne Township spans 5 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Wayne Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Wayne TownshipZIP’s residents in Wayne Township
60103Bartlett, IL38%58%
60188Carol Stream, IL23%34%
60185West Chicago, IL20%37%
60133Hanover Park, IL16%28%
60184Wayne, IL2%65%

A few homes fall in 60174, 60190.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Wayne Township

Who supplies Wayne Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Bartlett water system (EPA ID IL0314120). 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 20.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wayne 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 Wayne Township?

Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wayne Township?

60103 (38%), 60188 (23%), 60185 (20%), 60133 (16%), 60184 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wayne Township in?

Community High School District 94 and School District U-46. Parts of the city are in Glenbard Township High School District 87 and St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 and Benjamin School District 25 and West Chicago School District 33 and Community Consolidated School District 93.

How do I register to vote in Wayne 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 DuPage County Clerk - Election Division. 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.