Living in Blackwell, WI: what to set up and who to call
The Nu Roc Health and Rehabilitation Center water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Mar 2025. Blackwell runs its own elections, so the Town of Blackwell Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blackwell, 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 Blackwell.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blackwell. 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 Nu Roc Health and Rehabilitation Center water system
The Nu Roc Health and Rehabilitation Center water system supplies Blackwell: about 57% of residents live in its service area. About 43% 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 86 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Mar 2025. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2021, was 0.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI7210105.
3 home internet providers serve Blackwell
51% of 175 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 23% | 60/5 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 21% | 1,000/35 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 45% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blackwell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blackwell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Blackwell (98%) is in Wabeno Area 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.
Blackwell spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blackwell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blackwell | ZIP’s residents in Blackwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54541 | Laona, WI | 82% | 9% |
| 54125 | Goodman, WI | 12% | 4% |
| 54103 | Armstrong Creek, WI | 7% | 2% |
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 Blackwell
Who supplies Blackwell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Nu Roc Health and Rehabilitation Center water system (EPA ID WI7210105). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blackwell?
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 Blackwell?
CenturyLink, Spectrum, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blackwell?
54541 (82%), 54125 (12%), 54103 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blackwell in?
Wabeno Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Blackwell?
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 Blackwell 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.