Living in Almena, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Almena comes from Barron Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Almena are run by Almena itself; register with the Town of Almena Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Almena, 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 Almena.
Power comes from Barron Electric Coop
Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Almena. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 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 Almena Waterworks
Almena Waterworks supplies Almena: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 705 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. WI6030124.
6 home internet providers serve Almena
77% of 801 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Technologies | Fiber | 64% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 46% | 100/10 |
| Northwest Communications | Fiber | 5% | 5,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Almena’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Almena.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Almena (77%) is in Turtle Lake School District; parts are in Cumberland School District (17%) and Barron Area 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Almena spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Almena residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Almena | ZIP’s residents in Almena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54889 | Turtle Lake, WI | 70% | 22% |
| 54805 | Almena, WI | 30% | 18% |
A few homes fall in 54826.
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 Almena
Who supplies Almena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Almena Waterworks (EPA ID WI6030124). 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 Almena?
Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Almena?
Mosaic Technologies, Brightspeed, Northwest Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Almena?
54889 (70%), 54805 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Almena in?
Turtle Lake School District. Parts of the city are in Cumberland School District and Barron Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Almena?
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 Almena 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.