Living in Browns Lake, WI: what to set up and who to call
Browns Lake has no town government of its own, so Racine County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Burlington Area School District. Burlington Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 15.0 ppb, was higher than 100% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Browns Lake, 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 Browns Lake.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Browns Lake. 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 Burlington Waterworks
Burlington Waterworks supplies Browns Lake: about 40% of residents live in its service area. About 60% 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 11,043 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 15.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. WI2520177.
3 home internet providers serve Browns Lake
100% of 918 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 80% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Browns Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Browns Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Browns Lake is in Burlington 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Browns Lake is unincorporated, so Racine County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Browns Lake is in ZIP code 53105
ZIP codes where Browns Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Browns Lake | ZIP’s residents in Browns Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53105 | Burlington, WI | 100% | 6% |
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 Browns Lake
Who supplies Browns Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Burlington Waterworks (EPA ID WI2520177). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 15.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Browns Lake?
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 Browns Lake?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Browns Lake?
53105. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Browns Lake in?
Burlington Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Browns Lake?
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 Burlington 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.