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The Greenfield handbook

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

Greenfield runs its own elections, so the Town of Greenfield Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest ER is Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center, 8.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greenfield, 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 Greenfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greenfield. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-2999

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 St Joseph San Dist 1 water system

The St Joseph San Dist 1 water system supplies Greenfield: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Brookview MHP serves another 8%. About 77% 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 503 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. WI6320318.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Greenfield

96% of 937 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Coon Valley Farmers TelephoneFiber52%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber34%1,000/1,000
Mediacom XtreamCable17%1,000/50
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless12%940/940
VerizonFixed wireless43%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless14%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Greenfield

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenfield, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off center

Town of Greenfield Recycling Center

W2870 Kreibich Coulee Road

Season
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
6p
  • Tue4 pm–7 pm
  • Sat8 am–1 pm

From greenfieldlaxwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greenfield kids go to
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Greenfield (45%) is in La Crosse School District; parts are in West Salem School District (42%) and Westby Area School District (13%).

C+School gradeSee 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greenfield spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreenfieldZIP’s residents in Greenfield
54601La Crosse, WI86%4%
54623Coon Valley, WI14%17%

A few homes fall in 54658.

Area code608Wikidata

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 Greenfield

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

The St Joseph San Dist 1 water system (EPA ID WI6320318). 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 3.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greenfield?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Greenfield?

Coon Valley Farmers Telephone, Spectrum, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenfield?

54601 (86%), 54623 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenfield in?

La Crosse School District. Parts of the city are in West Salem School District and Westby Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Greenfield?

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 Greenfield 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: Greenfield’s own website (greenfieldlaxwi.gov), read Oct 22, 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.