Living in Richmond, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Richmond are run by Richmond itself; register with the Town of Richmond Clerk. For a library card, the closest branch is Aram Public Library, 7.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richmond, 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 Richmond.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 92.5% of Richmond residents. 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 Snug Harbor Inn MHP
Snug Harbor Inn MHP supplies Richmond: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% 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 30 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI2650494.
8 home internet providers serve Richmond
100% of 1,091 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 11% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 60% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Richmond
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richmond, from the town’s own site.
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
- Glass
- Aluminum
- Tin
- Paper
- Cardboard
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofrichmond-walworthwi.gov →
From townofrichmond-walworthwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 8, 2024. 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 Richmond (54%) is in Whitewater School District; parts are in Delavan-Darien School District (46%).
CSchool 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richmond spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richmond residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richmond | ZIP’s residents in Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53115 | Delavan, WI | 77% | 9% |
| 53190 | Whitewater, WI | 23% | 2% |
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 Richmond
Who supplies Richmond’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Snug Harbor Inn MHP (EPA ID WI2650494). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richmond?
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 Richmond?
Edge Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richmond?
53115 (77%), 53190 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richmond in?
Whitewater School District. Parts of the city are in Delavan-Darien School District.
How do I register to vote in Richmond?
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 Richmond 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: Richmond’s own website (townofrichmond-walworthwi.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.