Living in New Denmark, WI: what to set up and who to call
Thursday is trash day in New Denmark; GFL Environmental collects. Denmark 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Denmark, 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 Denmark.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Denmark. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Denmark Waterworks
Denmark Waterworks supplies New Denmark: 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 buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Brown Co Water Authority as seller) and serves 2,684 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. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. WI4050351.
9 home internet providers serve New Denmark
89% of 766 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 15% | 80/10 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
| Acrospire Networks | Fixed wireless | 95% | 500/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Denmark is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Denmark, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Cyber Green
844 Willard Drive, Green Bay
Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction
1901 Lineville Road, Green Bay
Lamp Recyclers, Inc.
2955 Ramada Way, Green Bay
From townofnewdenmarkwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-15, July 1, 2010. 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.
New Denmark is in Denmark School District.
BSchool 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.
New Denmark spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Denmark residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Denmark | ZIP’s residents in New Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54208 | Denmark, WI | 98% | 24% |
| 54311 | Green Bay, WI | 2% | 0% |
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 Denmark
Who supplies New Denmark’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Denmark Waterworks (EPA ID WI4050351). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Denmark?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Denmark?
Bug Tussel, Brightspeed, Spectrum, Bertram Communications, Acrospire Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Denmark?
54208 (98%), 54311 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Denmark in?
Denmark School District.
How do I register to vote in New Denmark?
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 New Denmark 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 Denmark’s own website (townofnewdenmarkwi.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.