Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pewaukee, WI: what to set up and who to call
Pewaukee Village Waterworks reported 20 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×13, radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×7. 80% of systems its size reported none. Elections in Pewaukee are run by Pewaukee itself; register with the Village of Pewaukee Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pewaukee, 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 Pewaukee.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pewaukee. 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 Pewaukee Village Waterworks
Pewaukee Village Waterworks supplies Pewaukee: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Pewaukee City Water and Sewer Utility serves another 23%. About 23% 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 8,166 people in all.
20 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×13, radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×7, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. WI2680229.
4 home internet providers serve Pewaukee
97% of 2,104 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pewaukee
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pewaukee, from the town’s own site.
DPW Recycling Center
W225N3201 Duplainville Road, Pewaukee, WI
- Sat9 am–3 pm
The town’s page also lists “Wed 1:00-6:00 pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Cost: No charge (free city recycle tag; proof of residency required)
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed paper
- Tin and steel cans
- Shredded paper in a secured clear plastic bag
DPW Recycling Center
W225N3201 Duplainville Road, Pewaukee, WI
From cityofpewaukee.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 05/09/2025, 2026-10-01. 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.
Pewaukee is in Pewaukee School District.
ASchool 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pewaukee is in ZIP code 53072
ZIP codes where Pewaukee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pewaukee | ZIP’s residents in Pewaukee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53072 | Pewaukee, WI | 100% | 31% |
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 Pewaukee
Who supplies Pewaukee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pewaukee Village Waterworks (EPA ID WI2680229). It reported 20 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×13, radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×7. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pewaukee?
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 Pewaukee?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pewaukee?
53072. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pewaukee in?
Pewaukee School District.
How do I register to vote in Pewaukee?
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 Pewaukee 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: Pewaukee’s own website (cityofpewaukee.us), 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.