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The Wheatland handbook

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

Elections in Wheatland are run by Wheatland itself; register with the Town of Wheatland Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Wheatland: Wheatland Joint No. 1 School District and Westosha Central High School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wheatland, 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 Wheatland.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 61.4% of Wheatland residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Wheatland Estates water system

The Wheatland Estates water system supplies Wheatland: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 450 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.9 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. WI2300156.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Wheatland

94% of 1,608 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomDSL, Fiber74%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL22%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless18%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless12%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Wheatland

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wheatland, from the town’s own site.

Transfer station

Wheatland Transfer Station

6331 - 341st Ave., New Munster, WI 53152

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Wednoon–5 pm
  • Sat7 am–3 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Sorted recycling

Separate your recyclables by material.

  • Flattened cardboard
  • Paper
  • Newsprint
  • Comingled glass
  • Tin
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsNo permit or fee required to dispose of state-classified white goods (refrigerator, stove, etc.) as of May 9, 2022
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagetownwheatland.com →
Get the permit from Town Hall(262) 537-4340Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm

From wheatlandkenoshaco.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2/23/2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wheatland kids go to
PK–8Wheatland Center ElementaryWheatland Joint No. 1 School District
9–12Central Highin Salem

Wheatland is in two districts that split the grades: Wheatland Joint No. 1 School District and Westosha Central High 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wheatland spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WheatlandZIP’s residents in Wheatland
53105Burlington, WI88%10%
53168Salem, WI9%3%
53128Genoa City, WI3%1%
Area code262Wikidata

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 Wheatland

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

The Wheatland Estates water system (EPA ID WI2300156). 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 0.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wheatland?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Wheatland?

Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wheatland?

53105 (88%), 53168 (9%), 53128 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wheatland in?

Wheatland Joint No. 1 School District and Westosha Central High School District. Parts of the city are in Wilmot Union High School District.

How do I register to vote in Wheatland?

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 Wheatland 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: Wheatland’s own website (wheatlandkenoshaco.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.