Living in Alma, WI: what to set up and who to call
Merrillan Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Alma comes from Jackson Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
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.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Alma.
Power comes from Jackson Electric Coop
Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI)), a cooperative utility, serves 79.3% of Alma residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Merrillan Waterworks
Merrillan Waterworks supplies Alma: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 531 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 Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Oct 2020, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI6270294.
6 home internet providers serve Alma
100% of 554 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Communications Cooperative | Fiber, Cable | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 12% | 80/10 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alma’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alma.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Alma (75%) is in Alma Center School District; parts are in Black River Falls School District (25%).
C−School 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.
Alma spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alma residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alma | ZIP’s residents in Alma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54754 | Merrillan, WI | 53% | 31% |
| 54611 | Alma Center, WI | 28% | 25% |
| 54615 | Black River Falls, WI | 17% | 2% |
| 54746 | Humbird, WI | 2% | 3% |
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 Alma
Who supplies Alma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Merrillan Waterworks (EPA ID WI6270294). 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 Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Oct 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alma?
Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Alma?
Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alma?
54754 (53%), 54611 (28%), 54615 (17%), 54746 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alma in?
Alma Center School District. Parts of the city are in Black River Falls 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.
- 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.