Photo: artistmac · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Kenosha, WI: what to set up and who to call
Kenosha has its own drop-off, City of Kenosha Yardwaste/Brush Drop-off Site. Voting is local here: the City of Kenosha Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kenosha, 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 Kenosha.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kenosha. 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 Kenosha Water Utility
Kenosha Water Utility supplies almost all of Kenosha. It draws surface water and serves 99,218 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.9 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. WI2300046.
5 home internet providers serve Kenosha
98% of 28,661 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 3% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Kenosha has its own drop-off: City of Kenosha Yardwaste/Brush Drop-off Site
Where to take trash and recycling in Kenosha, and where the rules are.
City of Kenosha Yardwaste/Brush Drop-off Site
Before you go, check the rules on kenosha.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kenosha is in two districts that split the grades: Westosha Central High School District and Kenosha School District.
C−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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kenosha spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kenosha residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kenosha | ZIP’s residents in Kenosha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53142 | Kenosha, WI | 29% | 88% |
| 53140 | Kenosha, WI | 28% | 92% |
| 53143 | Kenosha, WI | 22% | 97% |
| 53144 | Kenosha, WI | 20% | 76% |
A few homes fall in 53104, 53158. 53141 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Kenosha
Who supplies Kenosha’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kenosha Water Utility (EPA ID WI2300046). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kenosha?
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 Kenosha?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kenosha?
53142 (29%), 53140 (28%), 53143 (22%), 53144 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kenosha in?
Westosha Central High School District and Kenosha School District. Parts of the city are in Paris Joint No. 1 School District and Bristol No. 1 School District.
How do I register to vote in Kenosha?
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 Kenosha 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.