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The Granton handbook

Living in Granton, WI: what to set up and who to call

Granton Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: ethylene dibromide, beginning Jan 2025. Power in Granton comes from Clark Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Granton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Granton.

Electricity

Power comes from Clark Electric Coop

Clark Electric Coop (Clark Electric Coop - (WI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Granton. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Granton Waterworks

Granton Waterworks supplies Granton: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 349 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: ethylene dibromide, beginning Jan 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. WI6100327.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Granton

93% of 181 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber90%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomDSL6%50/10
Country WirelessFixed wireless100%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Granton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Granton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Granton or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Granton kids go to
PK–5Granton ElementaryGranton Area School District
6–12Granton HighGranton Area School District

Granton is in Granton 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Granton is in ZIP code 54436

ZIP codes where Granton residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of GrantonZIP’s residents in Granton
54436Granton, WI100%17%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Granton

Who supplies Granton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Granton Waterworks (EPA ID WI6100327). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: ethylene dibromide. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Granton?

Clark Electric Coop (Clark Electric Coop - (WI)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Granton?

Spectrum, TDS Telecom, Country Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Granton?

54436. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Granton in?

Granton Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Granton?

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 Granton 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.