Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Berlin, WI: what to set up and who to call
New Berlin has its own drop-off, New Berlin Recycling Center. New Berlin runs its own elections, so the City of New Berlin Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Berlin, 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 New Berlin.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Berlin. 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 New Berlin Water Utility
New Berlin Water Utility supplies New Berlin: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% 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 Milwaukee Waterworks as seller) and serves 27,899 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 Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 66% 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. WI2680217.
5 home internet providers serve New Berlin
99% of 13,236 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 31% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Berlin depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Berlin, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on newberlinwi.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on newberlinwi.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery week, same day as trash
New Berlin Drop-off
3711 Casper Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151
- Tue10 am–7 pm
- Thu10 am–7 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Food and beverage cans
- Food and beverage cartons
- Bottles and jars
- Cereal boxes
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Flattened cardboard
- Paper tubes
From newberlinwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, May 13, 2020. 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 New Berlin (94%) is in New Berlin School District; parts are in West Allis School District (3%).
ASchool 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.
New Berlin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Berlin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Berlin | ZIP’s residents in New Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53151 | New Berlin, WI | 80% | 100% |
| 53146 | New Berlin, WI | 19% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 53150, 53227.
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 New Berlin
Who supplies New Berlin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Berlin Water Utility (EPA ID WI2680217). 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 0.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Berlin?
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 New Berlin?
Spectrum, AT&T, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Berlin?
53151 (80%), 53146 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Berlin in?
New Berlin School District. Parts of the city are in West Allis School District.
How do I register to vote in New Berlin?
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 New Berlin 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: New Berlin’s own website (newberlinwi.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.