Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Winneconne, WI: what to set up and who to call
Winneconne Waterworks reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4, radium (combined radium-226 and -228), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size reported none. Trash goes out on Thursdays in Winneconne, collected by Harter's Lakeside Disposal.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winneconne, 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 Winneconne.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 93.7% of Winneconne 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.
Water comes from Winneconne Waterworks
Winneconne Waterworks supplies Winneconne: about 8% 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 2,502 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4, radium (combined radium-226 and -228), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 53% 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. WI4710354.
8 home internet providers serve Winneconne
94% of 1,387 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 4% | 25/3 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Winneconne is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Winneconne, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper – all sections
- Corrugated Cardboard – Boxes flattened, no larger than 3’ by 3’
- Magazines and Catalogs
- Junk Mail and Envelopes
- Office and Writing Paper
- Fiberboard – Soda and beer wraps, cereal and cracker boxes, etc.
- Phone Books
- Paperback Books
- Hardcover Books
- Aluminum Cans – Rinsed
- Tin Cans – Rinsed, label removal is not required
- Glass – Any color food and beverage containers (NO broken dishes or mirrors)
- Plastic – Narrow-necked bottles marked #1 and #2, also #2 Coffee Containers
- Pizza Boxes
From townofwinneconne.gov, storage.googleapis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-10-19. 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 Winneconne (94%) is in Winneconne Community School District; parts are in Omro School District (6%).
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Winneconne spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Winneconne residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winneconne | ZIP’s residents in Winneconne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54986 | Winneconne, WI | 69% | 35% |
| 54927 | Butte Des Morts, WI | 19% | 100% |
| 54963 | Omro, WI | 10% | 4% |
| 54904 | Oshkosh, 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 Winneconne
Who supplies Winneconne’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Winneconne Waterworks (EPA ID WI4710354). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4, radium (combined radium-226 and -228), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winneconne?
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 Winneconne?
Spectrum, AT&T, Brightspeed, Verizon, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winneconne?
54986 (69%), 54927 (19%), 54963 (10%), 54904 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winneconne in?
Winneconne Community School District. Parts of the city are in Omro School District.
How do I register to vote in Winneconne?
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 Winneconne 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: Winneconne’s own website (townofwinneconne.gov, storage.googleapis.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.