Photo: Greg Tally - User: (WT-shared) WineCountryInn at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sturgeon Bay, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Sturgeon Bay are run by Sturgeon Bay itself; register with the Town of Sturgeon Bay Clerk. The closest public drop-off to Sturgeon Bay is Door County Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sturgeon Bay, 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 Sturgeon Bay.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sturgeon Bay. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sturgeon Bay Waterworks
Sturgeon Bay Waterworks supplies Sturgeon Bay: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 9,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. WI4150526.
6 home internet providers serve Sturgeon Bay
46% of 668 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 39% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 8% | 25/3 |
| Nsight Telservices | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 4% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sturgeon Bay.
Door County Recycling Center
This isn’t Sturgeon Bay’s own facility. Whether Sturgeon Bay residents may use it is the town’s rule: check sturgeonbaywi.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sturgeon Bay (51%) is in Southern Door County School District; parts are in Sevastopol School District (49%).
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.
Sturgeon Bay is in ZIP code 54235
ZIP codes where Sturgeon Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sturgeon Bay | ZIP’s residents in Sturgeon Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54235 | Sturgeon Bay, WI | 100% | 5% |
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 Sturgeon Bay
Who supplies Sturgeon Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sturgeon Bay Waterworks (EPA ID WI4150526). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sturgeon Bay?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sturgeon Bay?
Spectrum, Bertram Communications, AT&T, Nsight Telservices, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sturgeon Bay?
54235. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sturgeon Bay in?
Southern Door County School District. Parts of the city are in Sevastopol School District.
How do I register to vote in Sturgeon Bay?
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 Town of Sturgeon Bay 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.