Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Living in Stoughton, WI: what to set up and who to call
Stoughton runs its own electric utility, City of Stoughton; its homes paid 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025. To register to vote, go to the City of Stoughton Clerk: Stoughton runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stoughton, 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 Stoughton.
Power comes from City of Stoughton
City of Stoughton (City of Stoughton - (WI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Stoughton. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ 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 Stoughton Waterworks
Stoughton Waterworks supplies almost all of Stoughton. It draws ground water and serves 13,078 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2023, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. WI1130078.
10 home internet providers serve Stoughton
100% of 4,413 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 99% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 57% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
John's Disposal picks up trash in Stoughton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stoughton, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans and foil
- Empty tin cans and aerosol cans
- Dried-out paint cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- #1-7 plastic containers
- Brown corrugated cardboard
- Grey chipboard (cereal and shoe boxes)
- Brown paper bags
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofstoughton.com →
From cityofstoughton.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Stoughton is in Stoughton Area School District.
BSchool 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stoughton is in ZIP code 53589
ZIP codes where Stoughton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stoughton | ZIP’s residents in Stoughton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53589 | Stoughton, WI | 100% | 66% |
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 Stoughton
Who supplies Stoughton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stoughton Waterworks (EPA ID WI1130078). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stoughton?
City of Stoughton (City of Stoughton - (WI)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stoughton?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, AT&T, LiteWire, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stoughton?
53589. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stoughton in?
Stoughton Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Stoughton?
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 Stoughton 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: Stoughton’s own website (cityofstoughton.com), 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.