Living in Elm Grove, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elm Grove has its own drop-off, Village of Elm Grove Department of Public Works, on 900 Wall Street. To register to vote, go to the Village of Elm Grove Clerk: Elm Grove runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elm Grove, 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 Elm Grove.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elm Grove. 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 Brookfield Water Utility
Brookfield Water Utility supplies Elm Grove: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 87% 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 29,070 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 Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.5 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. WI2680253.
4 home internet providers serve Elm Grove
99% of 2,169 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Elm Grove depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elm Grove, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on elmgrovewi.org
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Elm Grove Village Recycle Center
900 Wall Street, Elm Grove, WI 53122
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Plastic
- Glass
- Aluminum
City of Waukesha Recycling Drop-off Site
750 Sentry Drive
City of Brookfield Recycling Center
19700 Riverview Drive
Elm Grove Village Recycle Center
900 Wall Street
From elmgrovewi.org, 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.
Elm Grove is in Elmbrook School District.
ASchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elm Grove is in ZIP code 53122
ZIP codes where Elm Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elm Grove | ZIP’s residents in Elm Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53122 | Elm Grove, WI | 100% | 99% |
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 Elm Grove
Who supplies Elm Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brookfield Water Utility (EPA ID WI2680253). 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 1.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elm Grove?
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 Elm Grove?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elm Grove?
53122. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elm Grove in?
Elmbrook School District.
How do I register to vote in Elm Grove?
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 Elm Grove 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: Elm Grove’s own website (elmgrovewi.org), 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.