Photo: Midnightcomm · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Slinger, WI: what to set up and who to call
Slinger runs its own electric utility, Slinger Utilities; its homes paid 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025. Slinger Water Utility reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Slinger, 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 Slinger.
Power comes from Slinger Utilities
Slinger Utilities (Slinger Utilities), a municipal utility, serves all of Slinger. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $86 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 Slinger Water Utility
Slinger Water Utility supplies Slinger: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 5,659 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 Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. WI2670116.
8 home internet providers serve Slinger
97% of 1,931 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 60% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | DSL | 38% | 10/1 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Slinger: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Slinger, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check vi.slinger.wi.gov →
From vi.slinger.wi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Slinger is in two districts that split the grades: Hartford Union High School District and Slinger School District.
ASchool 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.
Slinger is in ZIP code 53086
ZIP codes where Slinger residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Slinger | ZIP’s residents in Slinger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53086 | Slinger, WI | 100% | 65% |
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 Slinger
Who supplies Slinger’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Slinger Water Utility (EPA ID WI2670116). 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 Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Slinger?
Slinger Utilities (Slinger Utilities), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Slinger?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Bertram Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Slinger?
53086. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Slinger in?
Hartford Union High School District and Slinger School District.
How do I register to vote in Slinger?
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 Slinger 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: Slinger’s own website (vi.slinger.wi.gov), read Oct 23, 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.