Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Darlington, WI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Darlington Waterworks. Elections in Darlington are run by Darlington itself; register with the City of Darlington Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Darlington, 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 Darlington.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Darlington. 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 Darlington Waterworks
Darlington Waterworks supplies almost all of Darlington. It draws ground water and serves 2,235 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. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. WI1330073.
6 home internet providers serve Darlington
100% of 1,020 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 94% | 250/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 84% | 25/5 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Darlington
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Darlington, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Household container plastics #1 through #7
- Tin and aluminum food, beverage, and aerosol cans
- Green, brown, blue, and clear bottles and jars
- Gift wrapping paper (non-foil type)
From darlingtonwi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-10-19. 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.
Darlington is in Darlington Community School District.
A−School 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.
Darlington is in ZIP code 53530
ZIP codes where Darlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Darlington | ZIP’s residents in Darlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53530 | Darlington, WI | 100% | 53% |
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 Darlington
Who supplies Darlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Darlington Waterworks (EPA ID WI1330073). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Darlington?
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 Darlington?
Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Comelec Internet Services, Verizon, Bug Tussel, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Darlington?
53530. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Darlington in?
Darlington Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Darlington?
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 City of Darlington 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: Darlington’s own website (darlingtonwi.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.