Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Living in Fitchburg, WI: what to set up and who to call
Fitchburg runs its own drop-off; OpenStreetMap lists it open 6:30 am–7 pm (days not listed). New voters sign up with the City of Fitchburg Clerk, which runs Fitchburg’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fitchburg, 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 Fitchburg.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fitchburg. 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 Fitchburg Utility Dist 1
Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 supplies Fitchburg: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 13% 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 24,500 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 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. WI1130231.
8 home internet providers serve Fitchburg
95% of 6,721 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 29% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fitchburg is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fitchburg, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on fitchburgwi.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Fitchburg Recycling Drop Off
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Residential mixed paper
- Aluminum containers
- Steel/bi-metal (tin) containers
- Glass containers
- Plastic containers #1 and #2
From fitchburgwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026, 2026-09-27, 3/6/2024. 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.
Most of Fitchburg (53%) is in Oregon School District; parts are in Verona Area School District (31%) and Madison Metropolitan School District (16%).
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fitchburg spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fitchburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fitchburg | ZIP’s residents in Fitchburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53711 | Madison, WI | 63% | 36% |
| 53713 | Madison, WI | 17% | 21% |
| 53719 | Madison, WI | 13% | 12% |
| 53575 | Oregon, WI | 6% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 53593.
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 Fitchburg
When is the Fitchburg Recycling Drop Off open?
6:30 am–7 pm (days not listed), according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check city.fitchburg.wi.us before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Fitchburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 (EPA ID WI1130231). 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 2.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fitchburg?
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 Fitchburg?
Spectrum, AT&T, TDS Telecom, Verizon, LiteWire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fitchburg?
53711 (63%), 53713 (17%), 53719 (13%), 53575 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fitchburg in?
Oregon School District. Parts of the city are in Verona Area School District and Madison Metropolitan School District.
How do I register to vote in Fitchburg?
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 Fitchburg 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: Fitchburg’s own website (fitchburgwi.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.