Living in Gale, WI: what to set up and who to call
Galesville Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Oct 2023. Power in Gale comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gale, 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 Gale.
Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gale. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Galesville Waterworks
Galesville Waterworks supplies Gale: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 85% 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 1,679 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), beginning Oct 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.6 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. WI6620271.
5 home internet providers serve Gale
61% of 870 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Communications Cooperative | Cable, Fiber | 46% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 22% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gale is in Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gale spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gale | ZIP’s residents in Gale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54630 | Galesville, WI | 82% | 34% |
| 54627 | Ettrick, WI | 14% | 12% |
| 54642 | Melrose, WI | 4% | 3% |
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 Gale
Who supplies Gale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Galesville Waterworks (EPA ID WI6620271). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gale?
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gale?
Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gale?
54630 (82%), 54627 (14%), 54642 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gale in?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.
How do I register to vote in Gale?
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 Gale 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.