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The Wescott handbook

Living in Wescott, WI: what to set up and who to call

To register to vote, go to the Town of Wescott Clerk: Wescott runs its own elections. Children in Wescott attend Shawano School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wescott, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wescott.

Electricity

Power comes from We Energies

We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 92.3% of Wescott residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system

The Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system supplies Wescott: about 33% of residents live in its service area. About 60% 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 4,950 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. WI4590457.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Wescott

91% of 2,544 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber91%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber, DSL49%5,000/5,000
Bug TusselFixed wireless93%50/8
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless80%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless52%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless45%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wescott’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wescott.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wescott kids go to
PK–2Hillcrest Primary Schoolin Shawano
3–5Brener Elementaryin Shawano
6–8Shawano Community Middlein Shawano
9–12Shawano Highin Shawano

Wescott is in Shawano School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wescott is in ZIP code 54166

ZIP codes where Wescott residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WescottZIP’s residents in Wescott
54166Shawano, WI100%19%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Wescott

Who supplies Wescott’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Shawano Lk San Dist 1 water system (EPA ID WI4590457). 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 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wescott?

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 Wescott?

Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wescott?

54166. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wescott in?

Shawano School District.

How do I register to vote in Wescott?

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 Wescott 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.