Albert and Edith Adelman House · Photo: Freekee at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Fox Point, WI: what to set up and who to call
Fox Point Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.4 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). New voters sign up with the Village of Fox Point Clerk, which runs Fox Point’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fox Point, 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 Fox Point.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fox Point. 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 Fox Point Waterworks
Fox Point Waterworks supplies Fox Point: about 62% of residents live in its service area. North Shore Water Commission serves another 38%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Shore Water Commission as seller) and serves 6,808 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. WI2410584.
4 home internet providers serve Fox Point
100% of 2,428 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Fox Point: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fox Point, from the town’s own site.
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From villageoffoxpoint.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Fox Point is in two districts that split the grades: Nicolet Union High School District and Fox Point Joint No. 2 School District.
A+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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fox Point is in ZIP code 53217
ZIP codes where Fox Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fox Point | ZIP’s residents in Fox Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53217 | Milwaukee, WI | 100% | 23% |
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 Fox Point
Who supplies Fox Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fox Point Waterworks (EPA ID WI2410584). 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 7.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fox Point?
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 Fox Point?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fox Point?
53217. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fox Point in?
Nicolet Union High School District and Fox Point Joint No. 2 School District. Parts of the city are in Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District.
How do I register to vote in Fox Point?
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 Fox Point 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: Fox Point’s own website (villageoffoxpoint.com), read Oct 23, 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.