Photo: Arnmhs · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Menasha, WI: what to set up and who to call
Menasha runs its own electric utility, City of Menasha; its homes paid 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Menasha has its own drop-off, Waste Management - Paper Valley Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Menasha, 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 Menasha.
Power comes from City of Menasha
City of Menasha (City of Menasha - (WI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Menasha. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $81 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 Menasha Elec & Water Util
Menasha Elec & Water Util supplies Menasha: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 15,144 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–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. WI4710334.
5 home internet providers serve Menasha
100% of 6,537 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 92% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Menasha depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Menasha, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on menashawi.gov
Recycling Drop-Off Site
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
- Mon7 am–5 pm
- Tue7 am–5 pm
- Wed7 am–5 pm
- Thu7 am–5 pm
- Fri7 am–5 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum containers
- Corrugated paper or other container board
- Foam polystyrene packaging
- Glass containers
- Magazines or other material printed on similar paper
- Newspaper or other material printed on newsprint
- Office paper
- Steel containers
From menashawi.gov, cms5.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, 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 Menasha (79%) is in Menasha School District; parts are in Appleton Area School District (21%).
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Menasha is in ZIP code 54952
ZIP codes where Menasha residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Menasha | ZIP’s residents in Menasha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54952 | Menasha, WI | 100% | 67% |
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 Menasha
Who supplies Menasha’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Menasha Elec & Water Util (EPA ID WI4710334). 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 1.1 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Menasha?
City of Menasha (City of Menasha - (WI)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Menasha?
Spectrum, AT&T, TDS Telecom, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Menasha?
54952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Menasha in?
Menasha School District. Parts of the city are in Appleton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Menasha?
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 Menasha 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: Menasha’s own website (menashawi.gov, cms5.revize.com), 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.