Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Franklin, WI: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the City of Franklin Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Franklin is Oak Creek Recycling Yard, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Franklin, 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 Franklin.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Franklin. 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 Franklin Water Utility
Franklin Water Utility supplies Franklin: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Oak Creek Waterworks as seller) and serves 22,500 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. WI2410563.
4 home internet providers serve Franklin
96% of 10,337 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Franklin: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Franklin, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Clean aluminum foil
- Tin/steel/aerosol cans
- Empty/dried paint cans
- #1-#7 plastic
- Milk/soup/juice cartons
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Brown corrugated cardboard
- Boxes
- Paper bags
- Shredded paper in clear plastic bag
Legacy Recycling
9825 Durand Ave, Sturtevant, WI 53177
Milwaukee PC
4160 S 108th St, Greenfield, WI 53228
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check franklinwi.gov →
From franklinwi.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.
Most of Franklin (83%) is in Franklin Public School District; parts are in Oak Creek-Franklin School District (14%) and Whitnall School District (3%).
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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Franklin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Franklin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Franklin | ZIP’s residents in Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53132 | Franklin, WI | 98% | 100% |
| 53221 | Milwaukee, WI | 2% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 53126.
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 Franklin
Who supplies Franklin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin Water Utility (EPA ID WI2410563). 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 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Franklin?
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 Franklin?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Franklin?
53132 (98%), 53221 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Franklin in?
Franklin Public School District. Parts of the city are in Oak Creek-Franklin School District and Whitnall School District.
How do I register to vote in Franklin?
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 Franklin 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: Franklin’s own website (franklinwi.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.