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The Edgar handbook

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

Edgar Waterworks 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. Voting is local here: the Village of Edgar Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Edgar, 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 Edgar.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Edgar. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Edgar Waterworks

Edgar Waterworks supplies almost all of Edgar. It draws ground water and serves 1,491 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 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. WI7370150.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Edgar

100% of 613 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL73%70/3
Bug TusselFixed wireless100%50/8
Country WirelessFixed wireless100%100/100
AT&TFixed wireless33%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless8%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Edgar’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Edgar.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Edgar kids go to
PK–5Edgar ElementaryEdgar School District
6–8Edgar MiddleEdgar School District
9–12Edgar HighEdgar School District

Edgar is in Edgar School District.

BSchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Edgar is in ZIP code 54426

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EdgarZIP’s residents in Edgar
54426Edgar, WI100%33%

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 Edgar

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

Edgar Waterworks (EPA ID WI7370150). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Edgar?

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Edgar?

Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Country Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Edgar?

54426. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Edgar in?

Edgar School District.

How do I register to vote in Edgar?

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 Edgar 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.