Shorewood Historic District · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Shorewood Hills, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Shorewood Hills are run by Shorewood Hills itself; register with the Village of Shorewood Hills Clerk. The closest public drop-off to Shorewood Hills is Madison Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shorewood Hills, 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 Shorewood Hills.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shorewood Hills. 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 Shorewood Hills Waterworks
Shorewood Hills Waterworks supplies Shorewood Hills: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Madison Water Utility as seller) and serves 1,670 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. WI1130236.
5 home internet providers serve Shorewood Hills
99% of 649 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shorewood Hills.
Madison Transfer Station
· run by Waste Management
This isn’t Shorewood Hills’ own facility. Whether Shorewood Hills residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shorewood Hills is in Madison Metropolitan 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shorewood Hills is in ZIP code 53705
ZIP codes where Shorewood Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shorewood Hills | ZIP’s residents in Shorewood Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53705 | Madison, WI | 100% | 9% |
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 Shorewood Hills
Who supplies Shorewood Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shorewood Hills Waterworks (EPA ID WI1130236). 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 1.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shorewood Hills?
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 Shorewood Hills?
AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, LiteWire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shorewood Hills?
53705. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shorewood Hills in?
Madison Metropolitan School District.
How do I register to vote in Shorewood Hills?
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 Shorewood Hills 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.