Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Living in Wheeling, IL: what to set up and who to call
Wheeling has its own drop-off, Wheeling Transfer Station - Northwest. Two school districts split the grades in Wheeling: Township High School District 214 and Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wheeling, 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 Wheeling.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wheeling. 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 Wheeling water system
The Wheeling water system supplies Wheeling: about 93% of residents live in its service area. Il American-Chicago Suburban serves another 7%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Northwest Water Commission as seller) and serves 39,725 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 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. IL0314970.
4 home internet providers serve Wheeling
100% of 7,110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Wheeling
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wheeling, from the town’s own site.
Wheeling Transfer Station - Northwest
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum cans - empty
- PET bottles with the symbol #1, with screw tops only – empty
- Plastic containers with symbols #3-#7 – empty
- Steel and tin cans- empty
- Phone books
- Magazine, glossy inserts and pamphlets
- Aseptic containers (i.e. drink boxes) – empty
- Newspaper
- Mail (flyers, catalogs, coupons)
- Paperboard, uncoated (cereal boxes, food or snack boxes)
- Uncoated printing, writing or office paper
- Corrugated containers and cardboard, uncoated
- Glass food and beverage containers, brown-clear or green – empty
- Cartons – empty
From wheelingil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Wheeling is in two districts that split the grades: Township High School District 214 and Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Wheeling is in ZIP code 60090
ZIP codes where Wheeling residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wheeling | ZIP’s residents in Wheeling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60090 | Wheeling, IL | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 60004, 60070.
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 Wheeling
Who supplies Wheeling’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wheeling water system (EPA ID IL0314970). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wheeling?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wheeling?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wheeling?
60090. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wheeling in?
Township High School District 214 and Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21. Parts of the city are in Prospect Heights School District 23.
How do I register to vote in Wheeling?
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 Cook 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: Wheeling’s own website (wheelingil.gov), 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.