Photo: The original uploader was Royalbroil at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Cecil, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Cecil, trash day is Tuesday (4 Seasons Disposal collects). Tap water in most of Cecil comes from the Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cecil, 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 Cecil.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cecil. 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 Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system
The Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system supplies Cecil: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 4,950 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. WI4590457.
7 home internet providers serve Cecil
96% of 317 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 72% | 45/3 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 88% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cecil is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cecil, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Cecil Drop-off
- Sat10 am–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- All Plastic Bottles & Containers
- Newspapers & Inserts
- Cardboard & Paperboard (cereal & cracker boxes)
- Junk Mail & Office Paper
- Milk, Juice & Soup Cartons
- Phonebooks, Books, Magazines & Catalogs
- Aluminum Bottles & Cans
- Steel, Tin & Bi-metal Cans
- Empty Aerosol Cans
- Food & Beverage Glass Bottles and Jars
From villageofcecil.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2012. 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.
Cecil is in Bonduel 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.
Cecil is in ZIP code 54111
ZIP codes where Cecil residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cecil | ZIP’s residents in Cecil |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54111 | Cecil, WI | 100% | 24% |
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 Cecil
Who supplies Cecil’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system (EPA ID WI4590457). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cecil?
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 Cecil?
Spectrum, Frontier, Bertram Communications, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cecil?
54111. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cecil in?
Bonduel School District.
How do I register to vote in Cecil?
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 Cecil 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: Cecil’s own website (villageofcecil.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.