Photo: Loreengloria6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sharon, WI: what to set up and who to call
Sharon Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Dec 2022. To register to vote, go to the Village of Sharon Clerk: Sharon runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sharon, 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 Sharon.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sharon. 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.
Water comes from Sharon Waterworks
Sharon Waterworks supplies Sharon: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 1,549 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), beginning Dec 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. WI2650145.
6 home internet providers serve Sharon
100% of 543 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 350/50 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 99% | 50/8 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 54% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sharon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sharon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sharon is in two districts that split the grades: Sharon Joint No. 11 School District and Big Foot Union High School District.
C+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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sharon is in ZIP code 53585
ZIP codes where Sharon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sharon | ZIP’s residents in Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53585 | Sharon, WI | 100% | 74% |
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 Sharon
Who supplies Sharon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sharon Waterworks (EPA ID WI2650145). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sharon?
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 Sharon?
Sharon Telephone Company, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, AT&T, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sharon?
53585. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sharon in?
Sharon Joint No. 11 School District and Big Foot Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Sharon?
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 Sharon 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.