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The West Kewaunee handbook

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

Kewaunee Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Oct 2023. Elections in West Kewaunee are run by West Kewaunee itself; register with the Town of West Kewaunee Clerk.

I’m new in town

What to set up in West Kewaunee, 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 West Kewaunee.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Kewaunee. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260

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 Kewaunee Waterworks

Kewaunee Waterworks supplies West Kewaunee: 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 2,848 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Oct 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 16.0 ppb. That’s higher than 91% 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. WI4310281.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve West Kewaunee

44% of 625 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Bug TusselFixed wireless, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL22%25/3
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless90%100/20
Nsight TelservicesFixed wireless45%100/10
T-MobileFixed wireless16%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have West Kewaunee’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Kewaunee.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in West Kewaunee or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

West Kewaunee kids go to
PK–5Kewaunee Elementaryin Kewaunee
6–8Kewaunee Middlein Kewaunee
9–12Kewaunee Highin Kewaunee

Most of West Kewaunee (99%) is in Kewaunee School District.

C+School 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

West Kewaunee is in ZIP code 54216

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of West KewauneeZIP’s residents in West Kewaunee
54216Kewaunee, WI100%21%
Area code920Wikidata

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 West Kewaunee

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

Kewaunee Waterworks (EPA ID WI4310281). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in West Kewaunee?

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve West Kewaunee?

Bug Tussel, AT&T, Bertram Communications, Nsight Telservices, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in West Kewaunee?

54216. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is West Kewaunee in?

Kewaunee School District.

How do I register to vote in West Kewaunee?

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 Kewaunee 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.