Living in West Deerfield Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
West Deerfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 60015 holds the most residents (64%). West Deerfield Township has a train station, Deerfield.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Deerfield 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 Deerfield water system
The Deerfield water system supplies West Deerfield Township: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Lake Forest serves another 23%. Highland Park serves another 13%. About 10% 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 Highland Park as seller) and serves 19,196 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–Jun 2026, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.7 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. IL0974340.
4 home internet providers serve West Deerfield Township
100% of 10,417 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Deerfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Deerfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of West Deerfield Township (64%) is in Township High School District 113; parts are in Lake Forest School District 67 (36%) and Lake Forest Community High School District 115 (36%) and Deerfield School District 109 (35%) and North Shore School District 112 (15%) and Bannockburn School District 106 (15%).
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.
West Deerfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where West Deerfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Deerfield Township | ZIP’s residents in West Deerfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60015 | Deerfield, IL | 64% | 73% |
| 60045 | Lake Forest, IL | 23% | 34% |
| 60035 | Highland Park, IL | 13% | 13% |
A few homes fall in 60069.
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 West Deerfield Township
Who supplies West Deerfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Deerfield water system (EPA ID IL0974340). 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 4.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Deerfield 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 West Deerfield Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Deerfield Township?
60015 (64%), 60045 (23%), 60035 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Deerfield Township in?
Township High School District 113. Parts of the city are in Lake Forest School District 67 and Lake Forest Community High School District 115 and Deerfield School District 109 and North Shore School District 112 and Bannockburn School District 106.
How do I register to vote in West Deerfield 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.