Living in Caledonia, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Caledonia comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Caledonia Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
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 Riverland Energy Cooperative
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Caledonia. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Country Road Estates water system
The Country Road Estates water system supplies Caledonia: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 120 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2022, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. WI6620325.
Which providers serve Caledonia
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Caledonia, 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.
In Caledonia, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Caledonia, from the town’s own site.
STCSWC Recycling Center
W21488 State Road 54-93, Galesville, WI 54630
The town’s page also lists “Thursdays 1-4pm; Saturdays 8-12pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
From townofcaledoniatrempealeauwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-10-30. 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.
Caledonia is in Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Caledonia spans 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54630 | Galesville, WI | 63% | 14% |
| 54661 | Trempealeau, WI | 37% | 9% |
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?
The Country Road Estates water system (EPA ID WI6620325). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Caledonia?
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Caledonia?
54630 (63%), 54661 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Caledonia in?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau 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 (townofcaledoniatrempealeauwi.gov), read Oct 21, 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): pending.