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The Bloomington handbook

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

Power in Bloomington comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Village of Bloomington Clerk, which runs Bloomington’s elections.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop

Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bloomington. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bloomington Waterworks

Bloomington Waterworks supplies Bloomington: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 682 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI1220085.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Bloomington

99% of 361 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL100%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable89%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless45%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bloomington’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloomington.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bloomington or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bloomington kids go to
PK–4River Ridge Elementaryin Patch Grove
5–8River Ridge Middlein Patch Grove
9–12River Ridge Highin Patch Grove

Bloomington is in River Ridge 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bloomington is in ZIP code 53804

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BloomingtonZIP’s residents in Bloomington
53804Bloomington, WI100%55%
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.

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

Questions about living in Bloomington

Who supplies Bloomington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Bloomington Waterworks (EPA ID WI1220085). 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 1.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bloomington?

Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bloomington?

TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bloomington?

53804. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bloomington in?

River Ridge School District.

How do I register to vote in Bloomington?

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 Village of Bloomington 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.