Living in Dunbar, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Dunbar are run by Dunbar itself; register with the Town of Dunbar Clerk. For emergencies, Dunbar is closest to Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, 13.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dunbar, 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 Dunbar.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dunbar. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Northland Mission water system
The Northland Mission water system supplies Dunbar: 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 75 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 2025, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. WI4380440.
Which providers serve Dunbar
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Dunbar, 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.
Trash and recycling in Dunbar
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dunbar, from the town’s own site.
Dunbar Recycle Center
W11554 Wisconsin Ave, Dunbar, WI 54119
- Wed4 pm–6 pm
- Sat8 am–11 am
Accepted at the curb
- Clean bottles
- Paper
- Cardboard
Dunbar Recycle Center
W11554 Wisconsin Ave, Dunbar, WI 54119
From townofdunbar.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2023, 2025. 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.
Dunbar is in Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dunbar is in ZIP code 54119
ZIP codes where Dunbar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dunbar | ZIP’s residents in Dunbar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54119 | Dunbar, WI | 100% | 99% |
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 Dunbar
Who supplies Dunbar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Northland Mission water system (EPA ID WI4380440). 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 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dunbar?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Dunbar?
54119. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dunbar in?
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District.
How do I register to vote in Dunbar?
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 Dunbar 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: Dunbar’s own website (townofdunbar.com), 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): pending.