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The Fulton handbook

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

Trash goes out on Fridays in Fulton, collected by Johns Disposal. Elections in Fulton are run by Fulton itself; register with the Town of Fulton Clerk.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Rock River Leisure Estates Coop water system

The Rock River Leisure Estates Coop water system supplies Fulton: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 650 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. WI1540167.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Fulton

91% of 2,193 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber87%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber, DSL34%5,000/5,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL28%25/3
LiteWireFixed wireless81%100/25
Bug TusselFixed wireless77%50/8
T-MobileFixed wireless29%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Fulton is Friday

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

Trash haulerJohns DisposalPicks up trash in Fultonstorage.googleapis.com
Trash dayFridayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Aluminum
  • Plastics
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOne bulk item can be picked up per month; you must call Johns to schedule.

From townoffulton.wi.gov, storage.googleapis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-2026, 2026, 2026-10-15. 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.

Fulton kids go to
PK–36 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Fulton (70%) is in Edgerton School District; parts are in Milton School District (30%).

B+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.

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

Fulton spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FultonZIP’s residents in Fulton
53534Edgerton, WI87%24%
53545Janesville, WI11%2%
53563Milton, WI2%0%
53548Janesville, WI1%0%
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.

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

Questions about living in Fulton

Who supplies Fulton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Rock River Leisure Estates Coop water system (EPA ID WI1540167). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fulton?

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 Fulton?

Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, LiteWire, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fulton?

53534 (87%), 53545 (11%), 53563 (2%), 53548 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fulton in?

Edgerton School District. Parts of the city are in Milton School District.

How do I register to vote in Fulton?

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 Fulton 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: Fulton’s own website (townoffulton.wi.gov, storage.googleapis.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.