Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Living in Waupun, WI: what to set up and who to call
Waupun runs its own electric utility, Waupun Utilities; its homes paid 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025. Elections in Waupun are run by Waupun itself; register with the City of Waupun Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waupun, 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 Waupun.
Power comes from Waupun Utilities
Waupun Utilities (Waupun Utilities), a municipal utility, serves 95.3% of Waupun residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $85 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 Waupun Utilities
Waupun Utilities supplies Waupun: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 8,056 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 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. WI1140131.
6 home internet providers serve Waupun
98% of 3,087 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 50/8 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 55% | 100/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Waupun depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Waupun, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofwaupunwi.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cityofwaupunwi.gov →
Goodwill Retail Services
130 Frances Ln., Beaver Dam or 904 S Main St., Fond du Lac
Sadoff Iron and Metal
240 W Arnde St, Fond du Lac
GFL Environmental
N7296 Hwy V, Horicon
From cityofwaupunwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Waupun is in Waupun 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Waupun is in ZIP code 53963
ZIP codes where Waupun residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waupun | ZIP’s residents in Waupun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53963 | Waupun, WI | 100% | 81% |
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 Waupun
Who supplies Waupun’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waupun Utilities (EPA ID WI1140131). 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 1.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waupun?
Waupun Utilities (Waupun Utilities), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Waupun?
Bug Tussel, Spectrum, AT&T, Bertram Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waupun?
53963. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waupun in?
Waupun School District.
How do I register to vote in Waupun?
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 Waupun 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: Waupun’s own website (cityofwaupunwi.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.