Living in Bradley, WI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Tomahawk Waterworks, which supplies Bradley. Voting is local here: the Town of Bradley Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bradley, 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 Bradley.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bradley. 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 Tomahawk Waterworks
Tomahawk Waterworks supplies Bradley: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 3,180 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. WI7350127.
6 home internet providers serve Bradley
56% of 2,206 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 57% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 22% | 70/3 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bradley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bradley, from the town’s own site.
Waste & Recycling Site
1518 W Mohawk Dr., Tomahawk, WI 54487
- Tue9 am–4 pm
- Thu9 am–4 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Envelopes & Junk Mail
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Office Paper Products
- Phone Books
- Flattened Cardboard
- Hardcover Books (covers removed)
- Wrapping Paper (no foil or ribbon)
- Empty Paper Towel/Toilet Paper Rolls
- Aluminum & Steel Cans
- Aluminum Pie Tins
- Empty Aerosol Cans
- Clean Aluminum Foil
- All plastic bottles & containers marked #1, #2, #5
- Brown, green, blue & clear glass bottles & jars
From townofbradley.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bradley is in Tomahawk School District.
C+School 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bradley spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bradley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bradley | ZIP’s residents in Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54487 | Tomahawk, WI | 99% | 24% |
| 54442 | Irma, WI | 1% | 3% |
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 Bradley
Who supplies Bradley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tomahawk Waterworks (EPA ID WI7350127). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bradley?
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 Bradley?
Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bradley?
54487 (99%), 54442 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bradley in?
Tomahawk School District.
How do I register to vote in Bradley?
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 Bradley 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: Bradley’s own website (townofbradley.org), read Oct 22, 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.