Burnett County Abstract Company · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Grantsburg, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Grantsburg are run by Grantsburg itself; register with the Village of Grantsburg Clerk. For a library card, the closest branch is Grantsburg Public Library, 0.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grantsburg, 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 Grantsburg.
Power comes from Northwestern Wisconsin Elec
Northwestern Wisconsin Elec (Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grantsburg. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $84 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 Grantsburg Waterworks
Grantsburg Waterworks supplies Grantsburg: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 1,460 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 Jan–Jun 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. WI8070310.
3 home internet providers serve Grantsburg
100% of 604 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Independent Telephone Company | DSL, Cable, Fiber | 100% | 500/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grantsburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grantsburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grantsburg is in Grantsburg 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Grantsburg is in ZIP code 54840
ZIP codes where Grantsburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grantsburg | ZIP’s residents in Grantsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54840 | Grantsburg, WI | 100% | 28% |
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 Grantsburg
Who supplies Grantsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grantsburg Waterworks (EPA ID WI8070310). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grantsburg?
Northwestern Wisconsin Elec (Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grantsburg?
Farmers Independent Telephone Company, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grantsburg?
54840. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grantsburg in?
Grantsburg School District.
How do I register to vote in Grantsburg?
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 Grantsburg 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.