Photo: RyanRetza · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Grand Chute, WI: what to set up and who to call
Grand Chute has its own drop-off, City Disposal Services, on 5599 Clairemont Drive. Grand Chute runs its own elections, so the Town of Grand Chute Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grand Chute, 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 Grand Chute.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grand Chute. 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 Grand Chute Tn San Dist 1 water system
The Grand Chute Tn San Dist 1 water system supplies Grand Chute: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Appleton Waterworks serves another 5%. About 6% 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 Appleton Waterworks as seller) and serves 21,583 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 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI4450429.
6 home internet providers serve Grand Chute
96% of 6,773 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 31% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Grand Chute depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Grand Chute, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on grandchutewi.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on grandchutewi.gov →
City Disposal Services
5599 Clairemont Drive, Appleton, WI
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Tin
- Aluminum
- Plastic
From grandchutewi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Grand Chute (84%) is in Appleton Area School District; parts are in Hortonville School District (16%).
CSchool 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.
Grand Chute spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Grand Chute residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grand Chute | ZIP’s residents in Grand Chute |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54914 | Appleton, WI | 59% | 45% |
| 54913 | Appleton, WI | 33% | 33% |
| 54911 | Appleton, WI | 8% | 7% |
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 Grand Chute
Who supplies Grand Chute’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Grand Chute Tn San Dist 1 water system (EPA ID WI4450429). 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 3.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grand Chute?
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 Grand Chute?
Spectrum, AT&T, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Bertram Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grand Chute?
54914 (59%), 54913 (33%), 54911 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grand Chute in?
Appleton Area School District. Parts of the city are in Hortonville School District.
How do I register to vote in Grand Chute?
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 Grand Chute 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: Grand Chute’s own website (grandchutewi.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.