Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fennimore, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Fennimore comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Fennimore Clerk, which runs Fennimore’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fennimore, 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 Fennimore.
Power comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fennimore. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fennimore Waterworks
Fennimore Waterworks supplies Fennimore: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 2,507 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. WI1220096.
6 home internet providers serve Fennimore
48% of 317 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 58% | 250/50 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 52% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 18% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 6% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 7% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Fennimore: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fennimore, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check fennimore.com →
From fennimore.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.
Fennimore is in Fennimore Community 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fennimore spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fennimore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fennimore | ZIP’s residents in Fennimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53809 | Fennimore, WI | 96% | 13% |
| 53825 | Stitzer, WI | 4% | 4% |
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 Fennimore
Who supplies Fennimore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fennimore Waterworks (EPA ID WI1220096). 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 1.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fennimore?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fennimore?
Comelec Internet Services, TDS Telecom, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fennimore?
53809 (96%), 53825 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fennimore in?
Fennimore Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Fennimore?
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 Fennimore 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: Fennimore’s own website (fennimore.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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.