Elmwood Park sits about nine miles northwest of the Loop in Cook County. The village borders the City of Chicago to the north and east, River Forest to the south and River Grove to the west. Our office is on Grand Avenue, so the closest villages are a short drive.
Below is how we group the towns we serve. River Grove has its own page because it is our nearest neighbor and has its own plumbing permit office, ZIP code and flood history.
Chicago neighborhoods and other places we get asked about
Customers also call from the Chicago neighborhoods of Galewood and Montclare, which sit east of the village line, and from Harwood Heights, Norridge and Forest Park. Call the 24/7 line to confirm that your address is in our area.
We do not build a separate page for every town, because plumbing rules, water sources and sewer types differ by village and we only write about the ones we can describe accurately.
How we decide which village gets which page
A town page only makes sense when we can say something true and specific about it. For River Grove we can name the Des Plaines River flood history, the Grand Avenue and River Road crossings and the village's own building department. For the other villages on this page we serve homes and businesses but we do not describe local rules we have not checked.
If you live in one of those villages, the plumbing work is the same as in Elmwood Park: water heaters, drains, sewer lines, leaks and fixtures. The difference is the permit office, so we confirm with your village before work that needs one.
Not sure we cover your street?
Call the 24/7 line and give your address. A person will tell you right away.
What stays the same wherever we work
Every call gets a clear price before work starts and a licensed plumber. Emergency calls get a same-day appointment when one is available. Water in the area comes from Lake Michigan through the City of Chicago for Elmwood Park and River Grove alike.
Local permit rules differ, so we check with the village where the work happens. See our River Grove page for the details that apply west of Elmwood Park.
Villages we serve
Each town below has its own permits office and water or sewer rules. We follow the rules of the town where the work happens.
Elmwood Park
Our home village, ZIP 60707. Mid-century housing, combined sewers and a busy Grand Avenue corridor. See the services page for what we fix here.
ZIP codes: 60707
River Grove
The next village west and our nearest neighbor. Des Plaines River flooding, its own building department and Chicago water stored in a village reservoir.
ZIP codes: 60171
River Forest
Borders Elmwood Park on the south. We serve River Forest homes for water heater, drain and sewer calls.
ZIP codes: 60305
Melrose Park
A larger village southwest of Elmwood Park. We take plumbing calls here, including after hours.
ZIP codes: 60160, 60161, 60164
Oak Park
A larger village southeast of Elmwood Park. We serve Oak Park for drain, sewer and water heater work.
ZIP codes: 60301, 60302, 60303, 60304
Franklin Park
West of River Grove. We serve Franklin Park homes and commercial buildings.
ZIP codes: 60131
Service area questions
Call the 24/7 line and give your address. If the drive is reasonable, we will tell you whether we can come and when.
Yes. One 24/7 emergency line covers every town we serve.
It is the nearest village and we can describe its permits, flood history and water accurately. We add pages only when we can do the same for another town.
Elmwood Park uses ZIP code 60707. We also serve 60171 in River Grove, 60305 in River Forest, 60160, 60161 and 60164 in Melrose Park, 60301 to 60304 in Oak Park, and 60131 in Franklin Park.
We take calls from nearby Chicago neighborhoods such as Galewood and Montclare. Call to confirm your address.
Same-day appointments are offered when available, in every village we serve. Availability depends on the day, so call and we will tell you straight.