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The Green Bay handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the City of Green Bay Clerk: Green Bay runs its own elections. Bellin Memorial Hospital, 1.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Green Bay, 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 Green Bay.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Green Bay. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260

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 Green Bay Waterworks

Green Bay Waterworks supplies almost all of Green Bay. It draws surface water and serves 107,369 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. WI4050356.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Green Bay

99% of 32,285 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber92%5,000/5,000
TDS TelecomFiber49%8,000/8,000
Nsight TelservicesFixed wireless, Fiber2%100/10
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless90%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Green Bay is any weekday, depending on your street

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

Trash dayAny weekdayDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)
Yard waste drop-off

East Side Yard Waste Site

2530 East Shore Drive, Green Bay, WI 54302

Yard waste drop-off

West Side Yard Waste Site

1470 Hurlbut Street, Green Bay, WI 54303

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFree curbside bulk pickup on regular collection day during bulk weeks in 2026 (March 30-April 3 and September 21-25), up to 2 cubic yards; otherwise bulk set out is invoiced ($105 up to 3 cubic yards, $210 for 3-10 cubic yards, $315 over 10 cubic yards)

From greenbaywi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.

Green Bay kids go to
PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Green Bay (97%) is in Green Bay Area School District.

DSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Green Bay spans 6 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Green BayZIP’s residents in Green Bay
54302Green Bay, WI27%91%
54303Green Bay, WI21%83%
54311Green Bay, WI19%54%
54304Green Bay, WI18%72%
54301Green Bay, WI9%43%
54313Green Bay, WI5%14%

A few homes fall in 54229, 54155. 54305, 54306, 54308, 54324, 54344 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code715Wikidata

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 Green Bay

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

Green Bay Waterworks (EPA ID WI4050356). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Green Bay?

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Green Bay?

Spectrum, AT&T, TDS Telecom, Nsight Telservices, Bertram Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Green Bay?

54302 (27%), 54303 (21%), 54311 (19%), 54304 (18%), 54301 (9%), 54313 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Green Bay in?

Green Bay Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Green Bay?

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 Green Bay 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: Green Bay’s own website (greenbaywi.gov), 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.