Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lisbon, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Lisbon are run by Lisbon itself; register with the Town of Lisbon Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Lisbon: Arrowhead Union High School District and Hamilton School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lisbon, 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 Lisbon.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lisbon. 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 Sussex Village Hall & Water Utility
Sussex Village Hall & Water Utility supplies Lisbon: about 15% of residents live in its service area. About 80% 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 11,750 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Oct 2020, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: 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. WI2680233.
5 home internet providers serve Lisbon
98% of 4,333 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 51% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lisbon is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lisbon, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)
Lisbon Compost Site (residential yard waste only)
N80W25920 Plainview Road, Lisbon, WI 53089
- Mon4 pm–8 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
From lisbonwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 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.
Lisbon is in two districts that split the grades: Arrowhead Union High School District and Hamilton School District.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lisbon spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lisbon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lisbon | ZIP’s residents in Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53089 | Sussex, WI | 73% | 38% |
| 53072 | Pewaukee, WI | 10% | 4% |
| 53029 | Hartland, WI | 9% | 4% |
| 53017 | Colgate, WI | 7% | 14% |
A few homes fall in 53051.
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 Lisbon
Who supplies Lisbon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sussex Village Hall & Water Utility (EPA ID WI2680233). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jul–Oct 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lisbon?
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 Lisbon?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bertram Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lisbon?
53089 (73%), 53072 (10%), 53029 (9%), 53017 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lisbon in?
Arrowhead Union High School District and Hamilton School District. Parts of the city are in Merton Community School District and Richmond School District.
How do I register to vote in Lisbon?
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 Lisbon 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: Lisbon’s own website (lisbonwi.gov), read Oct 22, 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.