Florence Town Hall · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Florence, WI: what to set up and who to call
Tuesday is trash day in Florence. Elections in Florence are run by Florence itself; register with the Town of Florence Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Florence, 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 Florence.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 87.0% of Florence residents. Its homes paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 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 Florence Utility Commission
Florence Utility Commission supplies Florence: about 25% of residents live in its service area. About 75% 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 1,250 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 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. WI4190155.
5 home internet providers serve Florence
66% of 1,944 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nsight Telservices | DSL, Fiber | 93% | 75/3 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 58% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 45% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Florence is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Florence, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From townofflorencewisconsin.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-23, Date website last updated: 10-23-26. 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.
Florence is in Florence School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Florence is in ZIP code 54121
ZIP codes where Florence residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Florence | ZIP’s residents in Florence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54121 | Florence, WI | 100% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 54120, 54542.
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 Florence
Who supplies Florence’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Florence Utility Commission (EPA ID WI4190155). 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 0.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Florence?
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Florence?
Nsight Telservices, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Florence?
54121. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Florence in?
Florence School District.
How do I register to vote in Florence?
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 Florence 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: Florence’s own website (townofflorencewisconsin.com), read Oct 23, 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.