Living in Brighton, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Brighton, trash day is Saturday. New voters sign up with the Town of Brighton Clerk, which runs Brighton’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brighton, 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 Brighton.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brighton. 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 Woodland Estates Mhc 2 water system
The Woodland Estates Mhc 2 water system supplies Brighton: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 50 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: 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. WI2300175.
6 home internet providers serve Brighton
76% of 690 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 27% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 16% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 41% | 60/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Brighton is Saturday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brighton, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Town of Brighton drop-off garage (Town Hall site)
25000 Burlington Road, Kansasville, WI 53139
- Sat7 am–11 am
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum
- Plastic marked 1 through 7
- Bi-metal containers (tin cans)
- Cardboard
Pheasant Run
North side of CTK "K" (60th Street) east of St. Hwy 45
From brightonwi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2023. 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.
Brighton is in two districts that split the grades: Westosha Central High School District and Brighton No. 1 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brighton spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brighton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brighton | ZIP’s residents in Brighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53168 | Salem, WI | 47% | 8% |
| 53139 | Kansasville, WI | 31% | 15% |
| 53105 | Burlington, WI | 9% | 0% |
| 53104 | Bristol, WI | 7% | 2% |
| 53182 | Union Grove, WI | 6% | 1% |
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 Brighton
Who supplies Brighton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Woodland Estates Mhc 2 water system (EPA ID WI2300175). 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 0.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brighton?
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 Brighton?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, Verizon, E-vergent, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brighton?
53168 (47%), 53139 (31%), 53105 (9%), 53104 (7%), 53182 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brighton in?
Westosha Central High School District and Brighton No. 1 School District. Parts of the city are in Wheatland Joint No. 1 School District and Union Grove Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Brighton?
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 Brighton 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: Brighton’s own website (brightonwi.org), 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.