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The Johnson Creek handbook

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

Johnson Creek Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Johnson Creek runs its own elections, so the Village of Johnson Creek Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Johnson Creek, 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 Johnson Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from We Energies

We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Johnson Creek. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Johnson Creek Waterworks

Johnson Creek Waterworks supplies almost all of Johnson Creek. It draws ground water and serves 3,318 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI1280107.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Johnson Creek

99% of 1,170 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/35
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL93%1,000/1,000
Bug TusselFiber, Fixed wireless25%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL6%25/3
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless99%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Johnson Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Johnson Creek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Johnson Creek or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Johnson Creek kids go to
PK–12Johnson Creek Public SchoolJohnson Creek School District

Johnson Creek is in Johnson Creek School District.

CSchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Johnson Creek spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Johnson CreekZIP’s residents in Johnson Creek
53038Johnson Creek, WI93%71%
53094Watertown, WI7%1%

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 Johnson Creek

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

Johnson Creek Waterworks (EPA ID WI1280107). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Johnson Creek?

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 Johnson Creek?

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

What ZIP codes are in Johnson Creek?

53038 (93%), 53094 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Johnson Creek in?

Johnson Creek School District.

How do I register to vote in Johnson Creek?

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 Village of Johnson Creek 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.