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Living in Albion, WI: what to set up and who to call

In Albion, trash day is Tuesday. Edgerton Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Albion, 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 Albion.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Albion. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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 Edgerton Waterworks

Edgerton Waterworks supplies Albion: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,512 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. WI1540119.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Albion

90% of 1,190 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber88%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber, DSL53%5,000/5,000
Bug TusselFixed wireless92%50/8
LiteWireFixed wireless90%100/25
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless75%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Albion is Tuesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Albion, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week

From cdn.townweb.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-22. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Albion kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Edgerton Middlein Edgerton
9–12Edgerton Highin Edgerton

Most of Albion (87%) is in Edgerton School District; parts are in Cambridge School District (7%) and Stoughton Area School District (6%).

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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Albion spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlbionZIP’s residents in Albion
53534Edgerton, WI92%15%
53523Cambridge, WI4%2%
53589Stoughton, WI4%0%
Area code608Wikidata

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Albion

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

Edgerton Waterworks (EPA ID WI1540119). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Albion?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Albion?

Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, LiteWire, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Albion?

53534 (92%), 53523 (4%), 53589 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Albion in?

Edgerton School District. Parts of the city are in Cambridge School District and Stoughton Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Albion?

In Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before). Elections here are run by the Town of Albion Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.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: Albion’s own website (cdn.townweb.com), read Oct 22, 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.