Onon B. and Betsy Dahle House · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Perry, WI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Town of Perry Clerk: Perry runs its own elections. The ER is a drive from Perry: the closest is Upland Hills Health, 18.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Perry, 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 Perry.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Perry. 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.
6 home internet providers serve Perry
47% of 341 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horeb Telephone Company dba MHTC | Fiber, DSL | 58% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 33% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 33% | 50/8 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Perry
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Perry, from the town’s own site.
Perry Recycling Center
10832 County Highway A, southwest edge of Daleyville
- Sat8 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard (empty)
- Catalogs, magazines & phone books
- Cereal & cracker boxes (empty)
- Envelopes & junk mail
- Newspapers
- Paper cups (no plastic lids or straws)
- Paper egg cartons
- Paper grocery bags
- Paper milk and juice cartons or boxes
- Pizza boxes (no food or grease)
- All plastic bottles (no motor oils or gasoline)
- Plastic containers/cups #1-7, including #1 clamshell
- Glass bottles & jars (clear, blue, brown or green translucent glass)
Perry Recycling Center
10832 County Highway A, Daleyville, WI
From perry-wi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 31, 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.
Most of Perry (75%) is in Mount Horeb Area School District; parts are in New Glarus School District (16%) and Pecatonica Area School District (9%).
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.
Perry spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Perry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Perry | ZIP’s residents in Perry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53572 | Mount Horeb, WI | 93% | 6% |
| 53516 | Blanchardville, WI | 6% | 2% |
| 53517 | Blue Mounds, WI | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 53544.
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 Perry
Who provides electricity in Perry?
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 Perry?
Mount Horeb Telephone Company dba MHTC, TDS Telecom, Verizon, Bug Tussel, LiteWire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Perry?
53572 (93%), 53516 (6%), 53517 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Perry in?
Mount Horeb Area School District. Parts of the city are in New Glarus School District and Pecatonica Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Perry?
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 Perry 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: Perry’s own website (perry-wi.gov), read Oct 21, 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.