Main Street Historic District · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lake Geneva, WI: what to set up and who to call
Lake Geneva Utility Commission has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). To register to vote, go to the City of Lake Geneva Clerk: Lake Geneva runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Geneva, 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 Lake Geneva.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Geneva. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Lake Geneva Utility Commission
Lake Geneva Utility Commission supplies Lake Geneva: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 7,107 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 Jun–Sep 2023, was 8.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI2650066.
5 home internet providers serve Lake Geneva
94% of 3,212 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Geneva On-Line | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 14% | 50/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lake Geneva is Monday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Geneva, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Wed)
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on cityoflakegeneva.gov →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
From cityoflakegeneva.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Geneva is in two districts that split the grades: Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District and Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District.
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Geneva is in ZIP code 53147
ZIP codes where Lake Geneva residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Geneva | ZIP’s residents in Lake Geneva |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53147 | Lake Geneva, WI | 100% | 46% |
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 Lake Geneva
Who supplies Lake Geneva’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lake Geneva Utility Commission (EPA ID WI2650066). 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 8.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Geneva?
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Geneva?
Spectrum, AT&T, Geneva On-Line, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Geneva?
53147. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Geneva in?
Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District and Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District. Parts of the city are in Linn Joint No. 4 School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Geneva?
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 Lake Geneva 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: Lake Geneva’s own website (cityoflakegeneva.gov), read Oct 21, 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.