Living in North Bay, WI: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in North Bay, collected by Johns Disposal. New voters sign up with the Village of North Bay Clerk, which runs North Bay’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Bay, 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 North Bay.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Bay. 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 Racine Waterworks
Racine Waterworks supplies almost all of North Bay. It draws surface water (EPA lists Somers Water Utility as seller) and serves 105,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.7 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI2520062.
4 home internet providers serve North Bay
100% of 98 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 25/6 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 2% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in North Bay is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Bay, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Cardboard
- Cans
- Glass
- Cartons
- Plastics
From vnbwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
North Bay is in Racine 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.
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.
North Bay is in ZIP code 53402
ZIP codes where North Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Bay | ZIP’s residents in North Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53402 | Racine, WI | 100% | 1% |
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 North Bay
Who supplies North Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Racine Waterworks (EPA ID WI2520062). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Bay?
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 North Bay?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Bay?
53402. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Bay in?
Racine School District.
How do I register to vote in North Bay?
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 Village of North Bay 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: North Bay’s own website (vnbwi.gov), read Oct 22, 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.