Living in Paris, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Paris are run by Paris itself; register with the Town of Paris Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Paris: Paris Joint No. 1 School District and Westosha Central High School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paris, 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 Paris.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Paris. 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 Kenosha Water Utility
Kenosha Water Utility supplies Paris: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 99,218 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.9 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. WI2300046.
6 home internet providers serve Paris
91% of 663 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 45% | 100/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 31% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 11% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paris.
TEC Recycling Center LLC
This isn’t Paris’ own facility. Whether Paris residents may use it is the town’s rule: check town-of-paris.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Paris is in two districts that split the grades: Paris Joint No. 1 School District and Westosha Central High School District.
A−School 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Paris spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Paris residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paris | ZIP’s residents in Paris |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53182 | Union Grove, WI | 41% | 6% |
| 53144 | Kenosha, WI | 33% | 2% |
| 53104 | Bristol, WI | 24% | 6% |
| 53177 | Sturtevant, WI | 1% | 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 Paris
Who supplies Paris’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kenosha Water Utility (EPA ID WI2300046). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paris?
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 Paris?
Spectrum, E-vergent, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paris?
53182 (41%), 53144 (33%), 53104 (24%), 53177 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paris in?
Paris Joint No. 1 School District and Westosha Central High School District. Parts of the city are in Union Grove Union High School District and Union Grove Joint No. 1 School District.
How do I register to vote in Paris?
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 Paris 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.