Photo: Shullsbadger · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shullsburg, WI: what to set up and who to call
Shullsburg runs its own electric utility, City of Shullsburg. Shullsburg Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.1 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shullsburg, 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 Shullsburg.
Power comes from City of Shullsburg
City of Shullsburg (City of Shullsburg - (WI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Shullsburg.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Shullsburg Waterworks
Shullsburg Waterworks supplies Shullsburg: 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 draws ground water and serves 1,222 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 6.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. WI1330076.
4 home internet providers serve Shullsburg
99% of 620 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Shullsburg is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shullsburg, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Thu
Shullsburg Drop-off
- Sat9 am–2 pm
The town’s page also lists “dumpsters at burning grounds twice a year 9 am-2 pm for city residents only”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From shullsburgwisconsin.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-10-22. 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.
Shullsburg is in Shullsburg 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shullsburg is in ZIP code 53586
ZIP codes where Shullsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shullsburg | ZIP’s residents in Shullsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53586 | Shullsburg, WI | 100% | 56% |
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 Shullsburg
Who supplies Shullsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shullsburg Waterworks (EPA ID WI1330076). 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 6.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shullsburg?
City of Shullsburg (City of Shullsburg - (WI)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Shullsburg?
Mediacom Xtream, Comelec Internet Services, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shullsburg?
53586. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shullsburg in?
Shullsburg School District.
How do I register to vote in Shullsburg?
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 Shullsburg 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: Shullsburg’s own website (shullsburgwisconsin.org), read Oct 22, 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.