Grove Street Historic District · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Evansville, WI: what to set up and who to call
Evansville runs its own electric utility, City of Evansville; its homes paid 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Evansville Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.3 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Evansville, 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 Evansville.
Power comes from City of Evansville
City of Evansville (City of Evansville), a municipal utility, serves 90.6% of Evansville residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 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 Evansville Waterworks
Evansville Waterworks supplies almost all of Evansville. It draws ground water and serves 5,703 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 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% 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. WI1540047.
9 home internet providers serve Evansville
99% of 2,103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 37% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 6% | 10/1 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/8 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Evansville is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Evansville, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week · which week: evansvillewi.gov
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Drop Site for Yard Waste & E-Recycling
465 Water Street
- Sat9 am–2:30 pm
The town’s page also lists “Wednesdays 5-7 pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Drop Site for Yard Waste & E-Recycling
465 Water Street (next to the Fire Station), Evansville, WI
From evansvillewi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Evansville is in Evansville Community School District.
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.
Evansville is in ZIP code 53536
ZIP codes where Evansville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Evansville | ZIP’s residents in Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53536 | Evansville, WI | 100% | 63% |
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 Evansville
Who supplies Evansville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Evansville Waterworks (EPA ID WI1540047). 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 6.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Evansville?
City of Evansville (City of Evansville), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Evansville?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, Bug Tussel, LiteWire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Evansville?
53536. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Evansville in?
Evansville Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Evansville?
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 Evansville 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: Evansville’s own website (evansvillewi.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.