Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Berlin, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Berlin, trash day is Thursday (Waste Management collects). Tap water in Berlin comes from Berlin Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Berlin, 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 Berlin.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Berlin. 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.
Water comes from Berlin Waterworks
Berlin Waterworks supplies Berlin: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 5,524 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. WI4240216.
4 home internet providers serve Berlin
95% of 2,130 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 7% | 10/1 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Berlin is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Berlin, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Valley Trail Waste Management Landfill (bulk items drop-off)
N9101 Willard Rd., Berlin, WI
- Sat7 am–noon
Cost: Year-round drop off for Berlin residents at a rate of $25.00 (up to 500 lbs.)
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated cardboard
- Glass containers
- #1 and #2 plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum cans
- Steel (tin) cans
From cityofberlin.net, 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.
Berlin is in Berlin Area School District.
BSchool 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.
Berlin is in ZIP code 54923
ZIP codes where Berlin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Berlin | ZIP’s residents in Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54923 | Berlin, WI | 100% | 65% |
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 Berlin
Who supplies Berlin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Berlin Waterworks (EPA ID WI4240216). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Berlin?
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 Berlin?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Berlin?
54923. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Berlin in?
Berlin Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Berlin?
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 City of Berlin 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: Berlin’s own website (cityofberlin.net), 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.