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The Alma handbook

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

Thursday is trash day in Alma; Waste Transport collects. Power in Alma comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alma, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerRiverland Energy Cooperativecooperative utility · 16.2¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve AlmaData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpThursdayTrash dayMore →SchoolAlma School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54610Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Alma.

Electricity

Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative

Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alma. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Alma

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alma, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Alma is Thursday

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

Trash haulerWaste TransportPicks up trash in Almacityofalmawi.gov
Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Drop-off

Alma Drop-off

S1551 Shawnee Dr, Alma, WI 54610

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Fri9 am–3 pm
  • Sat9 am–1 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Dual-stream recycling

Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.

cityofalmawi.gov

From cityofalmawi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-01, 2026-09-01T08:04:41-05:00, 2026-09-01T08:04:43-05:00. 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.

Alma kids go to
PK–8Alma ElementaryAlma School District
9–12Alma HighAlma School District

Most of Alma (82%) is in Alma School District; parts are in Gilmanton School District (18%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitecityofalmawi.comAlma’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsAlma’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Alma ClerkAlma runs its own elections (town clerk). S1345 County Road NN, Alma, WI 54610 · (608) 685-3843 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Alma is in ZIP code 54610

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlmaZIP’s residents in Alma
54610Alma, WI100%17%
Area code608Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Elizabeth Medical Center11 miles awayGet a library cardAlma Public Library312 N. Main St. · (608) 685-3823

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Alma

Who provides electricity in Alma?

Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Alma?

54610. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alma in?

Alma School District. Parts of the city are in Gilmanton School District.

How do I register to vote in Alma?

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 Alma Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Alma’s own website (cityofalmawi.gov), read Oct 22, 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): pending.