Living in Blue Mounds, WI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Village of Blue Mounds Clerk, which runs Blue Mounds’ elections. The nearest emergency room is Upland Hills Health, 16 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blue Mounds, 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 Blue Mounds.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blue Mounds. 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 Blue Mounds Waterworks
Blue Mounds Waterworks supplies almost all of Blue Mounds. It draws ground water and serves 950 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Oct 2020, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI1130023.
4 home internet providers serve Blue Mounds
100% of 397 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horeb Telephone Company dba MHTC | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 73% | 50/8 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Blue Mounds
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Blue Mounds, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check bluemoundsvillage.com →
From bluemoundsvillage.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Blue Mounds is in Mount Horeb Area School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blue Mounds is in ZIP code 53517
ZIP codes where Blue Mounds residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blue Mounds | ZIP’s residents in Blue Mounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53517 | Blue Mounds, WI | 100% | 50% |
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 Blue Mounds
Who supplies Blue Mounds’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Blue Mounds Waterworks (EPA ID WI1130023). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jul–Oct 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blue Mounds?
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 Blue Mounds?
Mount Horeb Telephone Company dba MHTC, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blue Mounds?
53517. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blue Mounds in?
Mount Horeb Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Blue Mounds?
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 Village of Blue Mounds 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: Blue Mounds’ own website (bluemoundsvillage.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.