Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Living in Tichigan, WI: what to set up and who to call
Tichigan has no town government of its own, so Racine County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Waterford Union High School District. Waterford Waterworks 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 Tichigan, 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 Tichigan.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tichigan. Its homes paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 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 Waterford Waterworks
Waterford Waterworks supplies Tichigan: about 17% of residents live in its service area. About 83% 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 5,368 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 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. WI2520202.
5 home internet providers serve Tichigan
99% of 2,257 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL, Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 5% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tichigan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tichigan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tichigan is in two districts that split the grades: Waterford Union High School District and Waterford Joint No. 1 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Tichigan is unincorporated, so Racine County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tichigan is in ZIP code 53185
ZIP codes where Tichigan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tichigan | ZIP’s residents in Tichigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53185 | Waterford, WI | 100% | 28% |
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 Tichigan
Who supplies Tichigan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waterford Waterworks (EPA ID WI2520202). 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 3.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tichigan?
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tichigan?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tichigan?
53185. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tichigan in?
Waterford Union High School District and Waterford Joint No. 1 School District. Parts of the city are in Washington-Caldwell School District.
How do I register to vote in Tichigan?
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 Waterford 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.