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The Lafayette handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Town of Lafayette Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Two school districts split the grades in Lafayette: Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District and Elkhorn Area School District.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lafayette, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWe Energiesinvestor-owned utility · 20.5¢/kWhMore →Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lafayette’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolElkhorn Area and Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code53121Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lafayette.

Electricity

Power comes from We Energies

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

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Lafayette

100% of 879 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Edge BroadbandFiber, Fixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL53%1,000/1,000
SpectrumFiber, Cable23%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fiber21%80/10
VerizonFixed wireless67%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless16%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lafayette’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lafayette.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lafayette 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.

Lafayette kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Lafayette is in two districts that split the grades: Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District and Elkhorn Area School District.

BSchool 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLafayette’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Lafayette ClerkLafayette runs its own elections (town clerk). N5573 Bowers RD, Elkhorn, WI 53121 · (262) 723-4321 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lafayette is in ZIP code 53121

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LafayetteZIP’s residents in Lafayette
53121Elkhorn, WI100%11%
Area code262Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomAurora Lakeland Medical Center3.7 miles awayGet a library cardMatheson Memorial Library101 N. Wisconsin St. · (262) 723-2678

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lafayette

Who provides electricity in Lafayette?

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 Lafayette?

Edge Broadband, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lafayette?

53121. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lafayette in?

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District and Elkhorn Area School District. Parts of the city are in East Troy Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Lafayette?

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 Lafayette Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.