Photo: Mjrichter at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Bend, WI: what to set up and who to call
West Bend runs its own electric utility, City of West Bend. To register to vote, go to the Town of West Bend Clerk: West Bend runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Bend, 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 West Bend.
Power comes from City of West Bend
City of West Bend (City of West Bend - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves 59.9% of West Bend residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cedar Lake Home 5 water system
The Cedar Lake Home 5 water system supplies West Bend: about 11% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 330 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI2670123.
7 home internet providers serve West Bend
98% of 2,155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 57% | 50/10 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 14% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in West Bend depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in West Bend, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cms9files.revize.com →
City of West Bend Drop-Off Yard
251 Municipal Dr., West Bend, WI
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $25 per vehicle, valid for the calendar year Jan 1-Dec 31; replacement or additional stickers for same household $5
Accepted at the curb
- Cans - aluminum & other metals
- Glass jars & bottles - clear or color
- Plastics - plastic bottles & containers
- Corrugated Cardboard
From westbendwi.gov, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of West Bend (71%) is in West Bend School District; parts are in Slinger School District (29%).
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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
West Bend spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where West Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Bend | ZIP’s residents in West Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53095 | West Bend, WI | 98% | 16% |
| 53027 | Hartford, WI | 2% | 0% |
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 West Bend
Who supplies West Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cedar Lake Home 5 water system (EPA ID WI2670123). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Bend?
City of West Bend (City of West Bend - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve West Bend?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Bend?
53095 (98%), 53027 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Bend in?
West Bend School District. Parts of the city are in Slinger School District.
How do I register to vote in West Bend?
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 West Bend 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: West Bend’s own website (westbendwi.gov, cms9files.revize.com), 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.