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The Hammond handbook

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

Tap water in Hammond comes from Hammond Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Hammond comes from St Croix Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hammond, 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 Hammond.

Electricity

Power comes from St Croix Electric Coop

St Croix Electric Coop (St Croix Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hammond.

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 Hammond Waterworks

Hammond Waterworks supplies almost all of Hammond. It draws ground water and serves 1,884 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. WI6560121.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Hammond

95% of 680 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Baldwin TelecomFiber93%8,000/8,000
BrightspeedDSL50%40/3
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless51%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Murtha Sanitation picks up trash in Hammond

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

Trash haulerMurtha SanitationPicks up trash in Hammondhammondwi.org
Curbside recyclingEvery week, FriRecycling picked up at the curbhammondwi.org
The town’s recycling and trash guidesA-Z Recycling & Disposal Guide sccwi.gov →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check hammondwi.org →

From hammondwi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.

Hammond kids go to
PK–4Saint Croix Central Elementaryin Roberts
5–8Saint Croix Central MiddleSt. Croix Central School District
9–12Saint Croix Central HighSt. Croix Central School District

Hammond is in St. Croix Central 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.

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

Hammond is in ZIP code 54015

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HammondZIP’s residents in Hammond
54015Hammond, WI100%48%

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 Hammond

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

Hammond Waterworks (EPA ID WI6560121). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hammond?

St Croix Electric Coop (St Croix Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Hammond?

Baldwin Telecom, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hammond?

54015. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hammond in?

St. Croix Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Hammond?

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 Hammond 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: Hammond’s own website (hammondwi.org), 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.