Living in Bristol, WI: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Bristol: residents take trash to Bristol Town Recycling Center. To register to vote, go to the Town of Bristol Clerk: Bristol runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bristol, 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 Bristol.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bristol. 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 East Bristol Utility Coop
East Bristol Utility Coop supplies Bristol: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 80 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 2.9 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. WI1130278.
9 home internet providers serve Bristol
99% of 1,633 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| UpNetWI | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 46% | 1,000/400 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 30% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 14% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Bristol: trash goes to the drop-off center
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bristol, from the town’s own site.
Bristol Town Recycling Center
- Sat7:30 am–1 pm
- Mon4 pm–7 pm
- Sat7:30 am–noon
Cost: $215 per year; second vehicle permit $20; regular fees apply beyond two; first permit prorated quarterly
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Water Softeners
- Newspapers bundled with twine
- Cardboard flattened
Town Recycling Center
Hwy N, adjacent to the north side of the Town Hall (7747 County Road N, Sun Prairie, WI 53590)
From storage.googleapis.com, tn.bristol.wi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 10/24/2025. 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 Bristol (92%) is in Sun Prairie Area School District; parts are in Columbus School District (6%) and DeForest Area School District (2%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bristol spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bristol residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bristol | ZIP’s residents in Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53590 | Sun Prairie, WI | 93% | 9% |
| 53925 | Columbus, WI | 5% | 2% |
| 53532 | Deforest, WI | 2% | 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 Bristol
Who supplies Bristol’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Bristol Utility Coop (EPA ID WI1130278). 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 2.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bristol?
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 Bristol?
Spectrum, UpNetWI, TDS Telecom, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bristol?
53590 (93%), 53925 (5%), 53532 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bristol in?
Sun Prairie Area School District. Parts of the city are in Columbus School District and DeForest Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Bristol?
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 Bristol 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: Bristol’s own website (storage.googleapis.com, tn.bristol.wi.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.