Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Little Chute, WI: what to set up and who to call
Little Chute Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Little Chute has its own drop-off, NE Wisconsin Regional Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Little Chute, 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 Little Chute.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Little Chute. 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 Little Chute Waterworks
Little Chute Waterworks supplies Little Chute: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 12,168 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 8.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.0 ppb. 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. WI4450338.
6 home internet providers serve Little Chute
100% of 3,871 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 92% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Little Chute depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Little Chute, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on littlechutewi.org →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on littlechutewi.org →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
Little Chute Village Hall yard waste site (Nixon Street)
1520 Nixon Street, Little Chute, WI
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $20 initial access control card; $5 reactivation
Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste
1919 Holland Rd.
From littlechutewi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Little Chute (48%) is in Little Chute Area School District; parts are in Kaukauna Area School District (35%) and Appleton Area 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Little Chute spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Little Chute residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Little Chute | ZIP’s residents in Little Chute |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54140 | Little Chute, WI | 72% | 100% |
| 54130 | Kaukauna, WI | 12% | 5% |
| 54913 | Appleton, WI | 11% | 6% |
| 54911 | Appleton, WI | 4% | 2% |
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 Little Chute
Who supplies Little Chute’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Little Chute Waterworks (EPA ID WI4450338). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Little Chute?
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 Little Chute?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Little Chute?
54140 (72%), 54130 (12%), 54913 (11%), 54911 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Little Chute in?
Little Chute Area School District. Parts of the city are in Kaukauna Area School District and Appleton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Little Chute?
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 Village of Little Chute 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: Little Chute’s own website (littlechutewi.org), 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.