Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Shawano, WI: what to set up and who to call
Shawano runs its own electric utility, Shawano Municipal Utilities; its homes paid 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025. To register to vote, go to the City of Shawano Clerk: Shawano runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shawano, 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 Shawano.
Power comes from Shawano Municipal Utilities
Shawano Municipal Utilities (Shawano Municipal Utilities), a municipal utility, serves 93.8% of Shawano residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $84 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 Shawano Waterworks
Shawano Waterworks supplies almost all of Shawano. It draws ground water and serves 9,610 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI4590456.
7 home internet providers serve Shawano
100% of 3,410 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nsight Telservices | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 99% | 50/8 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Shawano depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shawano, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofshawano.com
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cityofshawano.com →
Shawano Landfill and Recycling Center
1099 Rusch Road, Shawano, WI
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofshawano.com, 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.
Shawano is in Shawano School District.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shawano is in ZIP code 54166
ZIP codes where Shawano residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shawano | ZIP’s residents in Shawano |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54166 | Shawano, WI | 100% | 55% |
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 Shawano
Who supplies Shawano’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shawano Waterworks (EPA ID WI4590456). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shawano?
Shawano Municipal Utilities (Shawano Municipal Utilities), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shawano?
Nsight Telservices, Spectrum, Frontier, Bertram Communications, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shawano?
54166. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shawano in?
Shawano School District.
How do I register to vote in Shawano?
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 Shawano 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: Shawano’s own website (cityofshawano.com), 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.