Ingebretson, Gaute, Loft House · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Dunkirk, WI: what to set up and who to call
Dunkirk runs its own elections, so the Town of Dunkirk Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Most of Dunkirk has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dunkirk, 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 Dunkirk.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dunkirk. 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 Stoughton Waterworks
Stoughton Waterworks supplies Dunkirk: about 35% of residents live in its service area. About 65% 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 13,078 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 Jan–Jun 2023, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. WI1130078.
11 home internet providers serve Dunkirk
65% of 844 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 54% | 1,000/50 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 46% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 13% | 50/10 |
| Frontier | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/25 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 72% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dunkirk’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dunkirk.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dunkirk (90%) is in Stoughton Area School District; parts are in Edgerton School District (10%).
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.
Dunkirk spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dunkirk residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dunkirk | ZIP’s residents in Dunkirk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53589 | Stoughton, WI | 91% | 9% |
| 53534 | Edgerton, WI | 9% | 1% |
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 Dunkirk
Who supplies Dunkirk’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stoughton Waterworks (EPA ID WI1130078). 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 4.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dunkirk?
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 Dunkirk?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, Frontier, LiteWire, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dunkirk?
53589 (91%), 53534 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dunkirk in?
Stoughton Area School District. Parts of the city are in Edgerton School District.
How do I register to vote in Dunkirk?
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 Dunkirk 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.