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The Exeter handbook

Living in Exeter, WI: what to set up and who to call

There is no curbside pickup in Exeter: residents take trash to Town of Exeter Recycling Center. Exeter runs its own elections, so the Town of Exeter Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Exeter, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve ExeterData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpTown of Exeter Recycling CenterDrop-off onlyMore →SchoolBelleville School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes53508, 53574, 53570Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Exeter.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Exeter. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Exeter

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Exeter, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

No curbside pickup in Exeter: trash goes to the drop-off center

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Exeter, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offtownofexeter-wi.gov
Drop-off centerTown of Exeter Recycling CenterHours ↓
Drop-off center · where your trash goes

Town of Exeter Recycling Center

W2738 Pernot Lane, Belleville

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Sat7 am–3 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Cardboard
  • Plastic bottles
  • Tin cans
  • Newspaper
  • Aluminum cans
townofexeter-wi.gov
Recycling drop-off

Town of Exeter Recycling Center

W2738 Pernot Lane, Belleville

townofexeter-wi.gov
Recycling drop-off

Behr Green County Recycling

N2193 Clarno, Monroe

townofexeter-wi.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsLarge items such as couches, dressers, etc. accepted at Recycling Center for a fee of $20.00 per item listed; mattresses, recliners and other listed items not accepted
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagetownofexeter-wi.gov →
Get the permit from Town Hall(608) 424-1697Mon-Thu 9:30 am-3:30 pm

From townofexeter-wi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Exeter kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Exeter (61%) is in Belleville School District; parts are in New Glarus School District (23%) and Monticello School District (16%).

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsExeter’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Exeter ClerkExeter runs its own elections (town clerk). W2998 State Road 92, Belleville, WI 53508-9643 · (608) 424-1697 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Exeter spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Exeter residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ExeterZIP’s residents in Exeter
53508Belleville, WI83%33%
53574New Glarus, WI12%7%
53570Monticello, WI4%3%

A few homes fall in 53502.

Area code608Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomThe Monroe Clinic14.5 miles awayGet a library cardBelleville Public Library20 S. Park St. · (608) 424-1812

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Exeter

Who provides electricity in Exeter?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Exeter?

53508 (83%), 53574 (12%), 53570 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Exeter in?

Belleville School District. Parts of the city are in New Glarus School District and Monticello School District.

How do I register to vote in Exeter?

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 Exeter Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Exeter’s own website (townofexeter-wi.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): pending.