Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lawrence, WI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Town of Lawrence Clerk: Lawrence runs its own elections. The closest public drop-off to Lawrence is Appliance/Recycling Drop-Off, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lawrence, 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 Lawrence.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lawrence. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lawrence Waterworks
Lawrence Waterworks supplies Lawrence: about 42% of residents live in its service area. De Pere Waterworks Sa 1 serves another 11%. About 47% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Brown Co Water Authority as seller) and serves 5,398 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI4051625.
7 home internet providers serve Lawrence
98% of 2,182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 68% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 58% | 50/8 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lawrence.
Appliance/Recycling Drop-Off
This isn’t Lawrence’s own facility. Whether Lawrence residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lawrence (83%) is in West De Pere School District; parts are in Wrightstown Community School District (17%).
A−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.
Lawrence is in ZIP code 54115
ZIP codes where Lawrence residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lawrence | ZIP’s residents in Lawrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54115 | De Pere, WI | 100% | 13% |
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 Lawrence
Who supplies Lawrence’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lawrence Waterworks (EPA ID WI4051625). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lawrence?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lawrence?
Spectrum, AT&T, Bug Tussel, Bertram Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lawrence?
54115. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lawrence in?
West De Pere School District. Parts of the city are in Wrightstown Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Lawrence?
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 Lawrence 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.