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

The Federal Correctional Institution water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.6 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Voting is local here: the Village of Oxford Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oxford, 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 Oxford.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oxford. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Federal Correctional Institution water system

The Federal Correctional Institution water system supplies Oxford: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% 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 1,550 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile12.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 12.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. WI7010105.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Oxford

100% of 280 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Marquette Adams Telephone CoopFiber100%1,000/1,000
Bug TusselFixed wireless100%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oxford’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oxford.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Oxford 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.

Oxford kids go to
PK–5Oxford ElementaryWestfield School District
6–8Westfield Area Middlein Westfield
9–12Westfield Area Highin Westfield

Oxford is in Westfield 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oxford is in ZIP code 53952

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OxfordZIP’s residents in Oxford
53952Oxford, WI100%13%

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 Oxford

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

The Federal Correctional Institution water system (EPA ID WI7010105). 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 12.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oxford?

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 Oxford?

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

What ZIP codes are in Oxford?

53952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oxford in?

Westfield School District.

How do I register to vote in Oxford?

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 Oxford 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: 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.