Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove
Internet ExchangeElk Grove Village, IL · Equinix, Inc.
At a glance
Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove is a colocation and interconnection facility listed in PeeringDB, located at 1905 Lunt Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. It is operated by Equinix, Inc. 44 networks are present at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove according to PeeringDB, ranking it 46th of 1,390 US facilities by network count. It hosts 2 internet exchanges (public peering fabrics).
Peering & carrier density
How many networks and carriers are at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
44 networks are present at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove according to PeeringDB, ranking it 46th of 1,390 US facilities by network count. Within Illinois it ranks 4th of 71 facilities. That is about 22 times the Illinois median of 2 networks per facility (national median: 2). 2 internet exchanges have switching equipment in the building, so networks can peer publicly as well as by private cross-connect.
Who operates Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
PeeringDB lists Equinix, Inc. as the operator of Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove. Equinix, Inc. has 49 facilities in the GridCensus catalog across 12 states, 3 of them in Illinois.
Where is Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove located?
The facility's address is 1905 Lunt Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Elk Grove Village has 10 PeeringDB interconnection facilities in the catalog. Illinois has 71 of the 1,390 US facilities; the best-connected has 329 networks present.
What datacenters and sites are near Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
5 datacenters are listed in the surrounding area (the largest by footprint); of those, the closest is Digital Realty CH1, operated by Digital Realty, about 0.6 miles away. The highest-scoring datacenter candidate site in the surrounding area is UNKNOWN122269 in Cook County, with a DC Readiness score of 70.3 out of 100.
Other exchanges in Elk Grove Village
- Digital Realty CHI (2200 Busse Rd.)20 networks
- Centersquare Chicago (ORD2)8 networks
- EdgeConneX Chicago (EDCCHI02)1 networks
- ColoCrossing CHI10 networks
- CDC5 - 2200 Busse Rd0 networks
- Stream Data Centers - Chicago I0 networks
Nearby datacenters
- Microsoft Data Center - Hoffman EstatesIL
- CyrusOne Chicago Aurora CMECyrusOne · Aurora, IL
- Digital Realty CH1Digital Realty · Elk Grove Village, IL
- Centersquare Lisle ORD4 Data CenterCentersquare · Lisle, IL
- Digital Realty CH3Digital Realty · Elk Grove Village, IL
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove, ranked by DC Readiness. Co-location near a well-peered exchange is a meaningful fiber-connectivity advantage.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN122269 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Cook County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 70.3 |
| UNKNOWN124436 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Cook County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 69.3 |
| UNKNOWN133790 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Lake County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 67.8 |
| Electric Junction | Brownfield | IL | DuPage County | — | 304 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.8 |
| ELECTRIC LIGHT 345 KV | Substation-Adjacent | IL | DuPage County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.2 |
| UNKNOWN122226 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | DuPage County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.2 |
| ELMHURST | Substation-Adjacent | IL | DuPage County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.2 |
| UNKNOWN124699 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Cook County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.2 |
Frequently asked questions
Who owns or operates Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove is operated by Equinix, Inc., according to its PeeringDB facility record. Equinix, Inc. has 49 US facilities in the GridCensus catalog across 12 states.
What is the address of Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove is at 1905 Lunt Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Coordinates: 42.0012, -87.9549.
How many networks and carriers are at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
44 networks are present at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove according to PeeringDB, ranking it 46th of 1,390 US facilities by network count. The median Illinois facility has 2 networks present. PeeringDB counts every network (carriers, ISPs, cloud and content networks) that lists the facility as a point of presence.
Is there an internet exchange at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
Yes. PeeringDB records 2 internet exchanges with a presence at Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove.
Which datacenters are near Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove?
Large datacenters catalogued near Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove include Digital Realty CH1 (Digital Realty), 0.6 miles away; Digital Realty CH3 (Digital Realty), 0.7 miles away; Microsoft Data Center - Hoffman Estates, 11 miles away.
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About this data
Source: PeeringDB facility records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Equinix CH3 - Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/internet-exchanges/equinix-ch3-elk-grove-cdb0e1ab (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Network and exchange counts are point-in-time figures from PeeringDB and may lag changes at the facility.
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