Photo: Iulus Ascanius at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Ellsworth, WI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Ellsworth Waterworks. Power in Ellsworth comes from Pierce-Pepin Coop Services, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth.
Power comes from Pierce-Pepin Coop Services
Pierce-Pepin Coop Services (Pierce-Pepin Coop Services), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ellsworth.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ellsworth Waterworks
Ellsworth Waterworks supplies Ellsworth: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 3,304 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. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. WI6480239.
8 home internet providers serve Ellsworth
99% of 1,328 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable | 97% | 1,250/60 |
| Swiftcurrent Connect | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 74% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Southeast MN Wifi | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Ellsworth has its own drop-off: Pierce County recycling center
Where to take trash and recycling in Ellsworth, and where the rules are.
Pierce County recycling center
707 N. Maple Street, Ellsworth, WI, 54011
Before you go, check the rules on villageofellsworth.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Nov 2015). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ellsworth is in Ellsworth Community School District.
B+School gradeSee 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ellsworth is in ZIP code 54011
ZIP codes where Ellsworth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ellsworth | ZIP’s residents in Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54011 | Ellsworth, WI | 100% | 49% |
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 Ellsworth
Who supplies Ellsworth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ellsworth Waterworks (EPA ID WI6480239). 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). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ellsworth?
Pierce-Pepin Coop Services (Pierce-Pepin Coop Services), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ellsworth?
Midco, Swiftcurrent Connect, AT&T, GigFire, T-Mobile, Southeast MN Wifi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ellsworth?
54011. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ellsworth in?
Ellsworth Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Ellsworth?
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 Ellsworth 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.