Photo: not specified · Public domainLiving in Alma, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Alma, trash day is Thursday (Waste Transport collects). Tap water in most of Alma comes from Alma Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
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 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.
Water comes from Alma Waterworks
Alma Waterworks supplies Alma: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 769 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. WI6060192.
6 home internet providers serve Alma
94% of 435 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane Cooperative Telephone Company | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 26% | 50/10 |
| HBC | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Alma is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alma, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Alma Drop-off
S1551 Shawnee Dr, Alma, WI 54610
- Fri9 am–3 pm
- Sat9 am–1 pm
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
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. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alma is in Alma School District.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alma is in ZIP code 54610
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54610 | Alma, WI | 100% | 47% |
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?
Alma Waterworks (EPA ID WI6060192). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
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 internet providers serve Alma?
Cochrane Cooperative Telephone Company, TDS Telecom, HBC, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alma?
54610. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alma in?
Alma 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 City 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: 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.