Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Living in Dodgeville, WI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the City of Dodgeville Clerk, which runs Dodgeville’s elections. Children in Dodgeville attend Dodgeville School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dodgeville, 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 Dodgeville.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dodgeville. 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 Dodgeville Waterworks
Dodgeville Waterworks supplies almost all of Dodgeville. It draws ground water and serves 4,583 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 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. WI1250079.
6 home internet providers serve Dodgeville
100% of 1,909 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHTC | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 81% | 10/1 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 57% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 55% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dodgeville is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dodgeville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Household container plastics #1 through #7
- Paper milk and juice cartons
- Junk mail
- Gift wrapping paper (non-foil type)
From dodgevillewi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Dodgeville is in Dodgeville School District.
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dodgeville is in ZIP code 53533
ZIP codes where Dodgeville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dodgeville | ZIP’s residents in Dodgeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53533 | Dodgeville, WI | 100% | 68% |
53595 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Dodgeville
Who supplies Dodgeville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dodgeville Waterworks (EPA ID WI1250079). 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 1.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dodgeville?
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 Dodgeville?
MHTC, Spectrum, Frontier, TDS Telecom, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dodgeville?
53533. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dodgeville in?
Dodgeville School District.
How do I register to vote in Dodgeville?
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 Dodgeville 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: Dodgeville’s own website (dodgevillewi.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.