Thomas Stone Barn · Photo: KellyMeer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Brigham, WI: what to set up and who to call
Barneveld 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. Elections in Brigham are run by Brigham itself; register with the Town of Brigham Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brigham, 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 Brigham.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brigham. 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 Barneveld Waterworks
Barneveld Waterworks supplies Brigham: 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 1,258 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. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI1250075.
6 home internet providers serve Brigham
64% of 529 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHTC | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mount Horeb Telephone Company dba MHTC | Fiber, DSL | 30% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 59% | 50/8 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Brigham: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brigham, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics 1-7 (place loose in toter)
- Newspapers, shiny inserts, magazines, phone books
- Shredded paper, office paper
- Aluminum and tin
- Glass - jars and bottles of any color
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check brighamtown.com →
From brighamtown.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.
Most of Brigham (98%) is in Barneveld School District.
ASchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brigham spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brigham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brigham | ZIP’s residents in Brigham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53507 | Barneveld, WI | 83% | 37% |
| 53517 | Blue Mounds, WI | 12% | 6% |
| 53582 | Ridgeway, WI | 4% | 3% |
| 53544 | Hollandale, WI | 1% | 2% |
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 Brigham
Who supplies Brigham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barneveld Waterworks (EPA ID WI1250075). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brigham?
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 Brigham?
MHTC, Mount Horeb Telephone Company dba MHTC, Frontier, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brigham?
53507 (83%), 53517 (12%), 53582 (4%), 53544 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brigham in?
Barneveld School District.
How do I register to vote in Brigham?
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 Brigham 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: Brigham’s own website (brighamtown.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.