Living in Geneva, WI: what to set up and who to call
Geneva runs its own elections, so the Town of Geneva Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, 2.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Geneva, 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 Geneva.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 93.8% of Geneva residents. 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 Geneva National Community Services
Geneva National Community Services supplies Geneva: about 16% of residents live in its service area. Lake Como Sanitary Dist 1 serves another 16%. About 61% 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 2,250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.7 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. WI2650907.
6 home internet providers serve Geneva
96% of 3,146 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 65% | 25/3 |
| Geneva On-Line | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 8% | 250/100 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL, Fiber | 2% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Geneva
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Geneva, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofgenevawi.com →
From townofgenevawi.com, storage.googleapis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, 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.
Geneva is in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District; parts are in Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District (44%) and Elkhorn Area School District (41%) and Geneva Joint No. 4 School District (8%) and Williams Bay School District (8%).
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.
Geneva spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Geneva residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Geneva | ZIP’s residents in Geneva |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53147 | Lake Geneva, WI | 93% | 28% |
| 53121 | Elkhorn, WI | 6% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 53191.
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 Geneva
Who supplies Geneva’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Geneva National Community Services (EPA ID WI2650907). 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 0.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Geneva?
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 Geneva?
Spectrum, AT&T, Geneva On-Line, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Geneva?
53147 (93%), 53121 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Geneva in?
Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District. Parts of the city are in Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District and Elkhorn Area School District and Geneva Joint No. 4 School District and Williams Bay School District.
How do I register to vote in Geneva?
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 Geneva 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: Geneva’s own website (townofgenevawi.com, storage.googleapis.com), 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.