Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Platteville, WI: what to set up and who to call
Platteville Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.3 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Platteville comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Platteville, 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 Platteville.
Power comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Platteville. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 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 Platteville Waterworks
Platteville Waterworks supplies almost all of Platteville. It draws ground water and serves 12,268 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 10.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.2 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. WI1220115.
5 home internet providers serve Platteville
86% of 2,844 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 940/940 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/15 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Platteville is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Platteville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From platteville.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Platteville is in Platteville School District.
B+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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Platteville is in ZIP code 53818
ZIP codes where Platteville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Platteville | ZIP’s residents in Platteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53818 | Platteville, WI | 100% | 75% |
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 Platteville
Who supplies Platteville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Platteville Waterworks (EPA ID WI1220115). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Platteville?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Platteville?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Comelec Internet Services, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Platteville?
53818. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Platteville in?
Platteville School District.
How do I register to vote in Platteville?
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 City of Platteville 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: Platteville’s own website (platteville.org), 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.