Living in Polk, WI: what to set up and who to call
Slinger Water Utility reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Voting is local here: the Town of Polk Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Polk, 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 Polk.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Polk. 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 Slinger Water Utility
Slinger Water Utility supplies Polk: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 5,659 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 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 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. WI2670116.
8 home internet providers serve Polk
91% of 1,701 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 1,000/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 53% | 100/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 38% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Polk, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Polk, from the town’s own site.
Town of Polk Recycling Center
3680 State Highway 60, Slinger, WI 53086
- Sat9 am–noon
Cost: Free of charge
From townofpolk-wi.gov, 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.
Most of Polk (85%) is in Slinger School District; parts are in West Bend School District (11%) and Germantown School District (5%).
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Polk spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Polk residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Polk | ZIP’s residents in Polk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53086 | Slinger, WI | 52% | 22% |
| 53095 | West Bend, WI | 19% | 3% |
| 53076 | Richfield, WI | 16% | 17% |
| 53037 | Jackson, WI | 11% | 4% |
| 53027 | Hartford, WI | 2% | 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 Polk
Who supplies Polk’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Slinger Water Utility (EPA ID WI2670116). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Polk?
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 Polk?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Polk?
53086 (52%), 53095 (19%), 53076 (16%), 53037 (11%), 53027 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Polk in?
Slinger School District. Parts of the city are in West Bend School District and Germantown School District.
How do I register to vote in Polk?
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 Polk 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: Polk’s own website (townofpolk-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.