Photo: Chris Rand · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Algoma, WI: what to set up and who to call
Algoma runs its own electric utility, Algoma Utility Comm; its homes paid 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025. Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Algoma.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Algoma, 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 Algoma.
Power comes from Algoma Utility Comm
Algoma Utility Comm (Algoma Utility Comm), a municipal utility, serves 95.5% of Algoma residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $73 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 Algoma Waterworks
Algoma Waterworks supplies almost all of Algoma. It draws ground water and serves 3,219 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. WI4310280.
5 home internet providers serve Algoma
100% of 1,524 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 10% | 10/1 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Algoma is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Algoma, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum containers
- Corrugated cardboard and other container board
- Steel, tin and bi-metal containers
- Newspapers, magazines and other materials printed on similar paper
- Glass containers
From algomacity.org, cms8.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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.
Algoma is in Algoma School District.
DSchool 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.
Algoma is in ZIP code 54201
ZIP codes where Algoma residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Algoma | ZIP’s residents in Algoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54201 | Algoma, WI | 100% | 61% |
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 Algoma
Who supplies Algoma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Algoma Waterworks (EPA ID WI4310280). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Algoma?
Algoma Utility Comm (Algoma Utility Comm), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Algoma?
Bug Tussel, Spectrum, AT&T, Bertram Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Algoma?
54201. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Algoma in?
Algoma School District.
How do I register to vote in Algoma?
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 Algoma 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: Algoma’s own website (algomacity.org, cms8.revize.com), read Oct 23, 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.