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The New Haven handbook

Living in New Haven, WI: what to set up and who to call

Voting is local here: the Town of New Haven Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. For a library card, the closest branch is Oxford Public Library, 7.5 miles out.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Haven, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Haven’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWisconsin Dells School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes53965, 53920, 53952Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in New Haven.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 71.2% of New Haven residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve New Haven

100% of 447 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Marquette Adams Telephone CoopFiber99%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL44%10/1
Bug TusselFixed wireless96%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless5%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have New Haven’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Haven.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in New Haven or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Haven kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wisconsin Dells Middle Schoolin Wisconsin Dells
9–12Wisconsin Dells Highin Wisconsin Dells

Most of New Haven (99%) is in Wisconsin Dells School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsNew Haven’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of New Haven ClerkNew Haven runs its own elections (town clerk). 3890 County Road G, Wisc Dells, WI 53965-8621 · (608) 253-4064 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Haven spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where New Haven residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of New HavenZIP’s residents in New Haven
53965Wisconsin Dells, WI71%4%
53920Briggsville, WI17%27%
53952Oxford, WI12%2%
Area code608Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomAspirus Divine Savior Hospital12.4 miles awayGet a library cardOxford Public Library129 S. Franklin Ave. · (608) 586-4458

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in New Haven

Who provides electricity in New Haven?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve New Haven?

Marquette Adams Telephone Coop, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Haven?

53965 (71%), 53920 (17%), 53952 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Haven in?

Wisconsin Dells School District.

How do I register to vote in New Haven?

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 Haven Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.