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. West Bend Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.8 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
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 99.4% of West Bend residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Bend Waterworks
West Bend Waterworks supplies almost all of West Bend. It draws ground water and serves 31,752 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 23.0 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. WI2670120.
6 home internet providers serve West Bend
97% of 9,250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 7% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 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 day
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on westbendwi.gov →
City of West Bend Drop-Off Yard
251 Municipal Dr., West Bend, WI
- Mon7 am–2 pm
- Tue7 am–7 pm
- Wed7 am–2 pm
- Thu7 am–7 pm
- Fri7 am–2 pm
- Mon7 am–2 pm
- Wed7 am–2 pm
- Fri7 am–2 pm
- Mon7 am–2 pm
- Tue7 am–2 pm
- Wed7 am–2 pm
- Thu7 am–2 pm
- Fri7 am–2 pm
Cost: $25 per calendar year (Jan 1-Dec 31) for first vehicle per household; replacement or additional stickers $5
From westbendwi.gov, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 04/20/2021, 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.
West Bend is in West Bend School District.
A−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.
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 | 58% | 67% |
| 53090 | West Bend, WI | 42% | 62% |
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?
West Bend Waterworks (EPA ID WI2670120). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), 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, TDS Telecom, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Bend?
53095 (58%), 53090 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Bend in?
West Bend 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 City 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.