Bonnie Oaks Historic District · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Douglas, WI: what to set up and who to call
The Dells Estates water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Douglas comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Douglas, 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 Douglas.
Power comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 69.4% of Douglas residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 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 Dells Estates water system
The Dells Estates water system supplies Douglas: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 30 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. WI1111017.
6 home internet providers serve Douglas
100% of 461 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette Adams Telephone Coop | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 46% | 90/5 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Douglas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Douglas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Douglas (44%) is in Wisconsin Dells School District; parts are in Portage Community School District (37%) and Westfield School District (19%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Douglas spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Douglas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Douglas | ZIP’s residents in Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53930 | Endeavor, WI | 39% | 24% |
| 53920 | Briggsville, WI | 38% | 73% |
| 53952 | Oxford, WI | 12% | 2% |
| 53901 | Portage, WI | 11% | 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 Douglas
Who supplies Douglas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dells Estates water system (EPA ID WI1111017). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Douglas?
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Douglas?
Marquette Adams Telephone Coop, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Douglas?
53930 (39%), 53920 (38%), 53952 (12%), 53901 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Douglas in?
Wisconsin Dells School District. Parts of the city are in Portage Community School District and Westfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Douglas?
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 Douglas 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.