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The New Holstein handbook

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

Elections in New Holstein are run by New Holstein itself; register with the Town of New Holstein Clerk. Ascension Calumet Hospital, 7.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from We Energies

We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 90.5% of New Holstein residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Country Aire Mobile Home Court LLC water system

The Country Aire Mobile Home Court LLC water system supplies New Holstein: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 98 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile9.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 9.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. WI4080274.

Internet

Which providers serve New Holstein

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in New Holstein, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

GFL picks up trash in New Holstein

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Holstein, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerGFLPicks up trash in New Holsteintownofnewholstein.com
Curbside recyclingOnce a monthRecycling picked up at the curbtownofnewholstein.com
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Newspapers & inserts
  • Cardboard & paperboard (food boxes)
  • Junk mail & catalogs
  • Office & school paper
  • Milk, juice & soup cartons
  • Phonebooks, books & magazines
  • All food, beverage & household bottles
  • Jars and jugs
  • Dairy containers & lids
  • Deli, bakery & produce containers & lids
  • Aluminum bottles & cans
  • Steel, tin & bi-metal cans
  • Empty aerosol cans
  • Food/beverage bottles & jars
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFall Recycling/Large Item Drop Off on Saturday, October 17th, 9 am-Noon (2026)

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofnewholstein.com →

From townofnewholstein.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Holstein kids go to
PK–5New Holstein ElementaryNew Holstein School District
6–8New Holstein MiddleNew Holstein School District
9–12New Holstein HighNew Holstein School District

Most of New Holstein (83%) is in New Holstein School District; parts are in Kiel Area School District (16%).

BSchool gradeSee 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Holstein spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New HolsteinZIP’s residents in New Holstein
53061New Holstein, WI78%24%
53042Kiel, WI15%3%
53020Elkhart Lake, WI6%2%
53014Chilton, WI1%0%

53062 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code920Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in New Holstein

Who supplies New Holstein’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Country Aire Mobile Home Court LLC water system (EPA ID WI4080274). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Holstein?

We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in New Holstein?

53061 (78%), 53042 (15%), 53020 (6%), 53014 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Holstein in?

New Holstein School District. Parts of the city are in Kiel Area School District.

How do I register to vote in New Holstein?

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 Holstein 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 Holstein’s own website (townofnewholstein.com), read Oct 23, 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): pending.