Living in Centuria, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Centuria comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Centuria are run by Centuria itself; register with the Village of Centuria Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Centuria, 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 Centuria.
Power comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Centuria. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 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 Centuria Waterworks
Centuria Waterworks supplies Centuria: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 900 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 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. WI6490332.
5 home internet providers serve Centuria
99% of 374 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 500/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 76% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Centuria
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Centuria, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageofcenturia.gov →
From villageofcenturia.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Centuria is in Unity 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.
Centuria is in ZIP code 54824
ZIP codes where Centuria residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Centuria | ZIP’s residents in Centuria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54824 | Centuria, WI | 99% | 39% |
A few homes fall in 54024.
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 Centuria
Who supplies Centuria’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Centuria Waterworks (EPA ID WI6490332). 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 2.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Centuria?
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Centuria?
Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Centuria?
54824. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Centuria in?
Unity School District.
How do I register to vote in Centuria?
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 Centuria 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: Centuria’s own website (villageofcenturia.gov), read Oct 23, 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.