Living in Burns, WI: what to set up and who to call
Rockland Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Nov 2022. New voters sign up with the Town of Burns Clerk, which runs Burns’ elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burns, 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 Burns.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burns. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-2999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rockland Waterworks
Rockland Waterworks supplies Burns: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 642 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Nov 2022. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. WI6320333.
Which providers serve Burns
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Burns, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Burns’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burns.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Burns (94%) is in Bangor School District; parts are in Melrose-Mindoro School District (5%).
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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Burns spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burns residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burns | ZIP’s residents in Burns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54614 | Bangor, WI | 87% | 29% |
| 54644 | Mindoro, WI | 9% | 6% |
| 54656 | Sparta, WI | 3% | 0% |
| 54653 | Rockland, WI | 2% | 1% |
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 Burns
Who supplies Burns’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rockland Waterworks (EPA ID WI6320333). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burns?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Burns?
54614 (87%), 54644 (9%), 54656 (3%), 54653 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burns in?
Bangor School District. Parts of the city are in Melrose-Mindoro School District.
How do I register to vote in Burns?
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 Burns 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): pending.