Living in Twin Lakes, WI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Village of Twin Lakes Clerk: Twin Lakes runs its own elections. Two school districts split the grades in Twin Lakes: Wilmot Union High School District and Randall Joint No. 1 School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Twin Lakes. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Twin Lakes Complex water system
The Twin Lakes Complex water system supplies Twin Lakes: about 37% of residents live in its service area. Twin Lakes Park Water Coop serves another 24%. About 36% 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 50 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. WI2300619.
8 home internet providers serve Twin Lakes
99% of 3,119 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 75% | 7,000/7,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 70% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 16% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Twin Lakes is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Twin Lakes, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)Look up your day on twinlakeswi.gov
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Twin Lakes Recycling Center (yard waste drop-off)
800 Burlington Ave, Twin Lakes, WI
- Wed10 am–2 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
- Sun7 am–noon
From twinlakeswi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. 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.
Twin Lakes is in two districts that split the grades: Wilmot Union High School District and Randall Joint No. 1 School District.
B−School 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.
Twin Lakes is in ZIP code 53181
ZIP codes where Twin Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Twin Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Twin Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53181 | Twin Lakes, WI | 99% | 82% |
A few homes fall in 53128.
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 Twin Lakes
Who supplies Twin Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Twin Lakes Complex water system (EPA ID WI2300619). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Twin Lakes?
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Twin Lakes?
Spectrum, Frontier, TDS Telecom, Verizon, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Twin Lakes?
53181. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Twin Lakes in?
Wilmot Union High School District and Randall Joint No. 1 School District. Parts of the city are in Twin Lakes No. 4 School District and Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District.
How do I register to vote in Twin Lakes?
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 Twin Lakes 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: Twin Lakes’ own website (twinlakeswi.gov), read Oct 21, 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.