Living in Decatur, WI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Town of Decatur Clerk, which runs Decatur’s elections. The nearest library is Brodhead Memorial Public Library, 3.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Decatur, 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 Decatur.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Decatur. 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 Brodhead Waterworks
Brodhead Waterworks supplies Decatur: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 3,216 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
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 higher than 53% 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. WI1230072.
7 home internet providers serve Decatur
72% of 862 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 64% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 23% | 7,000/7,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL, Fiber | 10% | 8,000/8,000 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/25 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 96% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
GFL Solid Waste Midwest, LLC picks up trash in Decatur
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Decatur, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofdecaturwi.gov →
From townofdecaturwi.gov, storage.googleapis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026-09-16. 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 Decatur (83%) is in Brodhead School District; parts are in Albany School District (9%) and Juda School District (8%).
B−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.
Decatur is in ZIP code 53520
ZIP codes where Decatur residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Decatur | ZIP’s residents in Decatur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53520 | Brodhead, WI | 99% | 25% |
A few homes fall in 53550, 53502.
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 Decatur
Who supplies Decatur’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brodhead Waterworks (EPA ID WI1230072). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Decatur?
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 Decatur?
Spectrum, Frontier, TDS Telecom, LiteWire, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Decatur?
53520. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Decatur in?
Brodhead School District. Parts of the city are in Albany School District and Juda School District.
How do I register to vote in Decatur?
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 Decatur 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: Decatur’s own website (townofdecaturwi.gov, storage.googleapis.com), 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.