Living in South Wayne, WI: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in South Wayne comes from South Wayne Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in South Wayne comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Wayne, 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 South Wayne.
Power comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of South Wayne. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 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 South Wayne Waterworks
South Wayne Waterworks supplies almost all of South Wayne. It draws ground water and serves 478 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI1330077.
4 home internet providers serve South Wayne
97% of 223 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 3% | 50/10 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
| JCWIFI.com | Fixed wireless | 13% | 200/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have South Wayne’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in South Wayne.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
South Wayne is in Black Hawk School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
South Wayne is in ZIP code 53587
ZIP codes where South Wayne residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Wayne | ZIP’s residents in South Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53587 | South Wayne, WI | 100% | 38% |
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 South Wayne
Who supplies South Wayne’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Wayne Waterworks (EPA ID WI1330077). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Wayne?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Wayne?
Mediacom Xtream, TDS Telecom, Bug Tussel, JCWIFI.com (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Wayne?
53587. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Wayne in?
Black Hawk School District.
How do I register to vote in South Wayne?
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 South Wayne 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.