Living in Holmen, WI: what to set up and who to call
Holmen Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Holmen comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Holmen, 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 Holmen.
Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Holmen. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Holmen Waterworks
Holmen Waterworks supplies Holmen: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 10,147 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. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. WI6320306.
6 home internet providers serve Holmen
98% of 3,831 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 60% | 940/940 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Holmen is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Holmen, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on holmenwi.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Thu
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cartons
- Tin cans
- Polystyrene foam
From holmenwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-05, 2026-01-06, 2026-04-10. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Holmen is in Holmen 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.
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.
Holmen spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Holmen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Holmen | ZIP’s residents in Holmen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54636 | Holmen, WI | 95% | 62% |
| 54650 | Onalaska, WI | 5% | 2% |
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 Holmen
Who supplies Holmen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Holmen Waterworks (EPA ID WI6320306). 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). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Holmen?
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Holmen?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Holmen?
54636 (95%), 54650 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Holmen in?
Holmen School District.
How do I register to vote in Holmen?
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 Holmen 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: Holmen’s own website (holmenwi.gov), read Oct 21, 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.