Living in Hortonia, WI: what to set up and who to call
New London Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.9 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Hortonia runs its own elections, so the Town of Hortonia Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hortonia, 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 Hortonia.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hortonia. 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 New London Waterworks
New London Waterworks supplies Hortonia: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 7,187 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. WI4690398.
5 home internet providers serve Hortonia
87% of 455 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 14% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hortonia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hortonia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hortonia (74%) is in Hortonville School District; parts are in New London School District (26%).
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.
Hortonia spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hortonia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hortonia | ZIP’s residents in Hortonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54944 | Hortonville, WI | 82% | 9% |
| 54961 | New London, WI | 18% | 1% |
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 Hortonia
Who supplies Hortonia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New London Waterworks (EPA ID WI4690398). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hortonia?
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 Hortonia?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hortonia?
54944 (82%), 54961 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hortonia in?
Hortonville School District. Parts of the city are in New London School District.
How do I register to vote in Hortonia?
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 Hortonia 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.