Living in Lebanon, WI: what to set up and who to call
The Hidden Meadows water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5. 77% of systems its size reported none. There is no curbside pickup in Lebanon: residents take trash to Town of Lebanon Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lebanon. 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 Hidden Meadows water system
The Hidden Meadows water system supplies Lebanon: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 166 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI1140016.
9 home internet providers serve Lebanon
93% of 723 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 48% | 90/5 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 67% | 50/8 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| Netwurx | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Lebanon: trash goes to the drop-off center
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lebanon, from the town’s own site.
Town of Lebanon Recycling Center
W4717 County Road O, Lebanon, WI 53047
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From lebanondodgewi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-08-01T20:26:20+00:00, 2026-09-18T22:24:27+00:00, 2026-09-18T22:27:47+00:00, September 15, 2025. 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.
Lebanon is in two districts that split the grades: Hartford Union High School District and Watertown 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lebanon spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lebanon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lebanon | ZIP’s residents in Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53098 | Watertown, WI | 72% | 10% |
| 53047 | Lebanon, WI | 10% | 100% |
| 53036 | Ixonia, WI | 10% | 4% |
| 53059 | Neosho, WI | 7% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 53066.
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 Lebanon
Who supplies Lebanon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hidden Meadows water system (EPA ID WI1140016). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lebanon?
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 Lebanon?
Spectrum, Frontier, Bertram Communications, Bug Tussel, Verizon, Netwurx (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lebanon?
53098 (72%), 53047 (10%), 53036 (10%), 53059 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lebanon in?
Hartford Union High School District and Watertown School District. Parts of the city are in Hustisford School District and Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District and Oconomowoc Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Lebanon?
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 Lebanon 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: Lebanon’s own website (lebanondodgewi.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.