Living in Dorchester, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Dorchester, trash day is Monday (Waste Management collects). Tap water in Dorchester comes from Dorchester 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dorchester, 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 Dorchester.
Power comes from Taylor Electric Coop
Taylor Electric Coop (Taylor Electric Coop - (WI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dorchester.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dorchester Waterworks
Dorchester Waterworks supplies Dorchester: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 834 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 Jul–Dec 2022, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI6100326.
6 home internet providers serve Dorchester
100% of 387 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 50/8 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 5% | 50/10 |
| Country Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dorchester is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dorchester, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From dorchesterwi.gov, 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.
Dorchester is in Colby 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dorchester is in ZIP code 54425
ZIP codes where Dorchester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dorchester | ZIP’s residents in Dorchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54425 | Dorchester, WI | 100% | 44% |
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 Dorchester
Who supplies Dorchester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dorchester Waterworks (EPA ID WI6100326). 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 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dorchester?
Taylor Electric Coop (Taylor Electric Coop - (WI)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Dorchester?
Bug Tussel, Spectrum, TDS Telecom, Country Wireless, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dorchester?
54425. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dorchester in?
Colby School District.
How do I register to vote in Dorchester?
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 Dorchester 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: Dorchester’s own website (dorchesterwi.gov), 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.