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Living in Bloom, WI: what to set up and who to call

There is no curbside pickup in Bloom: residents take trash to Town of Bloom Garbage & Recycling Center. Power in Bloom comes from Richland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bloom, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerRichland Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpTown of Bloom Garbage & Recycling CenterDrop-off onlyMore →SchoolKickapoo Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54634, 54639, 53581 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bloom.

Electricity

Power comes from Richland Electric Coop

Richland Electric Coop (Richland Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bloom.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Bloom

88% of 290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Vernon CommunicationsFiber57%1,000/1,000
LaValle Telephone CompanyFiber29%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL22%115/7
Bug TusselFixed wireless4%25/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

No curbside pickup in Bloom: trash goes to the drop-off center

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bloom, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offtownofbloomwi.gov
Drop-off centerTown of Bloom Garbage & Recycling CenterHours ↓
Drop-off center · where your trash goes

Town of Bloom Garbage & Recycling Center

13775 County Highway H, Hillsboro, WI 54634

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Sat8:30 am–12:30 pm
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOn set datesTownship Clean-Up Days: spring clean-up Apr 25, 2026 8:30 am-12:30 pm at the Garbage & Recycling Center (appliances accepted); fall clean-up normally first Saturday in November if scheduled (tires, furniture, some appliances)

From townofbloomwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Copyright ©2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bloom kids go to
PK–5Kickapoo Elementaryin Viola
6–12Kickapoo Highin Viola

Most of Bloom (69%) is in Kickapoo Area School District; parts are in Richland School District (19%) and Hillsboro School District (12%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsBloom’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Bloom ClerkBloom runs its own elections (town clerk). 18153 Spangler Ridge RD, Hillsboro, WI 54634-3382 · (608) 627-1110 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bloom spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Bloom residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BloomZIP’s residents in Bloom
54634Hillsboro, WI48%6%
54639La Farge, WI23%5%
53581Richland Center, WI21%1%
54664Viola, WI7%2%
Area code608Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomGundersen St. Josephs Hospital and Clinics12 miles awayGet a library cardLawton Memorial Library118 N. Bird St. · (608) 625-2015

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Bloom

Who provides electricity in Bloom?

Richland Electric Coop (Richland Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Bloom?

Vernon Communications, LaValle Telephone Company, Frontier, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bloom?

54634 (48%), 54639 (23%), 53581 (21%), 54664 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bloom in?

Kickapoo Area School District. Parts of the city are in Richland School District and Hillsboro School District.

How do I register to vote in Bloom?

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 Bloom Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Bloom’s own website (townofbloomwi.gov), read Oct 21, 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.