Living in Black Wolf, WI: what to set up and who to call
Oshkosh Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.1 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Black Wolf runs its own elections, so the Town of Black Wolf Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Black Wolf, 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 Black Wolf.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 87.8% of Black Wolf residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oshkosh Waterworks
Oshkosh Waterworks supplies Black Wolf: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 63,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 6.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.5 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI4710457.
6 home internet providers serve Black Wolf
97% of 1,237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 36% | 75/20 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 47% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Black Wolf’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Black Wolf.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Black Wolf is in Oshkosh Area School District.
CSchool 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.
Black Wolf is in ZIP code 54902
ZIP codes where Black Wolf residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Black Wolf | ZIP’s residents in Black Wolf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54902 | Oshkosh, WI | 99% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 54979.
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 Black Wolf
Who supplies Black Wolf’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oshkosh Waterworks (EPA ID WI4710457). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Black Wolf?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Black Wolf?
Spectrum, AT&T, Bertram Communications, Verizon, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Black Wolf?
54902. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Black Wolf in?
Oshkosh Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Black Wolf?
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 Black Wolf 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.