Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Vernon, WI: what to set up and who to call
Vernon runs its own elections, so the Village of Vernon Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Two school districts split the grades in Vernon: Waterford Union High School District and Mukwonago School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vernon, 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 Vernon.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vernon. 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 Mukwonago Waterworks
Mukwonago Waterworks supplies Vernon: 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 8,190 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 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. WI2680209.
5 home internet providers serve Vernon
98% of 2,986 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 19% | 50/10 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vernon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vernon is in two districts that split the grades: Waterford Union High School District and Mukwonago School District.
ASchool 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 Jun 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vernon spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vernon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vernon | ZIP’s residents in Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53189 | Waukesha, WI | 38% | 10% |
| 53103 | Big Bend, WI | 32% | 61% |
| 53149 | Mukwonago, WI | 29% | 11% |
| 53150 | Muskego, WI | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 53185.
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 Vernon
Who supplies Vernon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mukwonago Waterworks (EPA ID WI2680209). 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 3.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vernon?
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 Vernon?
Spectrum, AT&T, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vernon?
53189 (38%), 53103 (32%), 53149 (29%), 53150 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vernon in?
Waterford Union High School District and Mukwonago School District. Parts of the city are in Norris School District.
How do I register to vote in Vernon?
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 Vernon 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.