Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Genoa, WI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Genoa Waterworks, and its latest lead result (7.8 ppb) was higher than 96% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Power in Genoa comes from Vernon Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Genoa, 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 Genoa.
Power comes from Vernon Electric Coop
Vernon Electric Coop (Vernon Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Genoa.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Genoa Waterworks
Genoa Waterworks supplies Genoa: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% 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 264 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. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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 7.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. WI6630254.
2 home internet providers serve Genoa
100% of 134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Genoa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Genoa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Genoa is in De Soto Area 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.
Genoa is in ZIP code 54632
ZIP codes where Genoa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Genoa | ZIP’s residents in Genoa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54632 | Genoa, WI | 100% | 19% |
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 Genoa
Who supplies Genoa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Genoa Waterworks (EPA ID WI6630254). 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). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Genoa?
Vernon Electric Coop (Vernon Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Genoa?
Vernon Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Genoa?
54632. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Genoa in?
De Soto Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Genoa?
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 Genoa 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.