California Wine and Liquor Store · Photo: Mdaams · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fairchild, WI: what to set up and who to call
Fairchild Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Jan 2023. Power in Fairchild comes from Eau Claire Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairchild, 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 Fairchild.
Power comes from Eau Claire Electric Coop
Eau Claire Electric Coop (Eau Claire Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 60.3% of Fairchild residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fairchild Waterworks
Fairchild Waterworks supplies Fairchild: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 451 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Jan 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. WI6180295.
3 home internet providers serve Fairchild
100% of 264 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 84% | 25/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairchild’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairchild.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairchild is in Osseo-Fairchild 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairchild is in ZIP code 54741
ZIP codes where Fairchild residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairchild | ZIP’s residents in Fairchild |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54741 | Fairchild, WI | 100% | 25% |
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 Fairchild
Who supplies Fairchild’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fairchild Waterworks (EPA ID WI6180295). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairchild?
Eau Claire Electric Coop (Eau Claire Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Fairchild?
Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Bug Tussel, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairchild?
54741. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairchild in?
Osseo-Fairchild School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairchild?
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 Fairchild 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.