Living in Barton, WI: what to set up and who to call
West Bend Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.8 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). To register to vote, go to the Town of Barton Clerk: Barton runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barton, 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 Barton.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barton. Its homes paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Bend Waterworks
West Bend Waterworks supplies Barton: about 22% of residents live in its service area. About 78% 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 31,752 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 5.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 23.0 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. WI2670120.
7 home internet providers serve Barton
87% of 1,150 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 60% | 100/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 22% | 10/1 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 30% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Barton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Barton, from the town’s own site.
Town of Barton Transfer Station
3482 Town Hall Road, Kewaskum, WI 53040
- Satnoon–4 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
The town’s page also lists “May thru October 8:00 AM to noon”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From townofbartonwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Most of Barton (60%) is in West Bend School District; parts are in Kewaskum School District (40%).
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barton | ZIP’s residents in Barton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53090 | West Bend, WI | 81% | 10% |
| 53040 | Kewaskum, WI | 16% | 5% |
| 53095 | West Bend, WI | 2% | 0% |
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Barton
Who supplies Barton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Bend Waterworks (EPA ID WI2670120). 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 5.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barton?
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barton?
53090 (81%), 53040 (16%), 53095 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barton in?
West Bend School District. Parts of the city are in Kewaskum School District.
How do I register to vote in Barton?
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 Barton 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: Barton’s own website (townofbartonwi.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 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.