Durward's Glen · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Caledonia, WI: what to set up and who to call
Caledonia runs its own elections, so the Town of Caledonia Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Portage Public Library, 6.3 miles away, is the closest library to Caledonia.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Caledonia, 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 Caledonia.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Caledonia. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Capital Hill Mobile Home Park
Capital Hill Mobile Home Park supplies Caledonia: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 36 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI1110107.
7 home internet providers serve Caledonia
38% of 901 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 61% | 70/3 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 19% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Caledonia
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Caledonia, from the town’s own site.
Town's Refuse Site
W10037 Potter Rd, Portage, WI 53901
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From townofcaledonia.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.
Most of Caledonia (98%) is in Portage Community 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Caledonia spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Caledonia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Caledonia | ZIP’s residents in Caledonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53901 | Portage, WI | 77% | 8% |
| 53561 | Merrimac, WI | 20% | 15% |
| 53913 | Baraboo, WI | 2% | 0% |
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 Caledonia
Who supplies Caledonia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Capital Hill Mobile Home Park (EPA ID WI1110107). 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 3.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Caledonia?
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Caledonia?
Frontier, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Caledonia?
53901 (77%), 53561 (20%), 53913 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Caledonia in?
Portage Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Caledonia?
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 Caledonia 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: Caledonia’s own website (townofcaledonia.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.