Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Dunn

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Downsville Lodge No. 1961 I.O.O.F.Downsville Lodge No. 1961 I.O.O.F. · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0
The Dunn handbook

Living in Dunn, WI: what to set up and who to call

Power in Dunn comes from Dunn County Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Dunn has its own drop-off, Pitt Lake Collection Center, on N2723 440th Street.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dunn, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Dunn.

Electricity

Power comes from Dunn County Electric Coop

Dunn County Electric Coop (Dunn County Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 95.2% of Dunn residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: dairynet.com · (608) 788-4000

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Downsville Sanitary District

Downsville Sanitary District supplies Dunn: about 11% of residents live in its service area. About 89% 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 250 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. WI6170263.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Dunn

100% of 708 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
West Wisconsin Telcom CooperativeFiber75%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable39%1,000/1,000
24-7 TelcomFiber11%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless3%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Dunn: every other week, same day as trash

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dunn, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery other week, same day as trashRecycling picked up at the curbtownofdunnwi.gov
Drop-off

Pitt Lake Collection Center

N2723 440th Street, Menomonie, WI, 54751

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookMost large items and appliances can be picked up by Pellitteri; you must call ahead (608) 257-4285 and there may be a fee
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagetownofdunnwi.gov →

From townofdunnwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Dunn kids go to
K–5Downsville ElementaryMenomonie Area School District
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Dunn (77%) is in Menomonie Area School District; parts are in Durand School District (23%).

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dunn spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Dunn residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of DunnZIP’s residents in Dunn
54751Menomonie, WI97%5%
54737Eau Galle, WI3%10%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Dunn

Who supplies Dunn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Downsville Sanitary District (EPA ID WI6170263). 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 1.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dunn?

Dunn County Electric Coop (Dunn County Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Dunn?

West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative, Spectrum, 24-7 Telcom, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dunn?

54751 (97%), 54737 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dunn in?

Menomonie Area School District. Parts of the city are in Durand School District.

How do I register to vote in Dunn?

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 Dunn 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: Dunn’s own website (townofdunnwi.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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.