Living in Bruce, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Bruce, trash day is Tuesday. Tap water in most of Bruce comes from Bruce Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bruce, 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 Bruce.
Power comes from Barron Electric Coop
Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 91.6% of Bruce residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bruce Waterworks
Bruce Waterworks supplies Bruce: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% 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 620 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 53% 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. WI8550127.
4 home internet providers serve Bruce
96% of 392 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bruce is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bruce, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Tue · which week: villageofbruce.org
From villageofbruce.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Copyright © 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.
Bruce is in Bruce 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bruce is in ZIP code 54819
ZIP codes where Bruce residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bruce | ZIP’s residents in Bruce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54819 | Bruce, WI | 100% | 32% |
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 Bruce
Who supplies Bruce’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bruce Waterworks (EPA ID WI8550127). 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 0.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bruce?
Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bruce?
Bruce Telephone Company, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bruce?
54819. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bruce in?
Bruce School District.
How do I register to vote in Bruce?
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 Bruce 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: Bruce’s own website (villageofbruce.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.