Living in Houlton, WI: what to set up and who to call
Houlton has no town government of its own, so St. Croix County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hudson School District. Power in Houlton comes from St Croix Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Houlton, 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 Houlton.
Power comes from St Croix Electric Coop
St Croix Electric Coop (St Croix Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Houlton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Houlton MHP LLC
Houlton MHP LLC supplies Houlton: about 39% of residents live in its service area. About 61% 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 170 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. WI6560122.
4 home internet providers serve Houlton
99% of 396 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Telephone Company | Fiber | 98% | 5,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 29% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Houlton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Houlton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Houlton is in Hudson 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Houlton is unincorporated, so St. Croix County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Houlton is in ZIP code 54082
ZIP codes where Houlton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Houlton | ZIP’s residents in Houlton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54082 | Houlton, WI | 100% | 21% |
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 Houlton
Who supplies Houlton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Houlton MHP LLC (EPA ID WI6560122). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Houlton?
St Croix Electric Coop (St Croix Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Houlton?
Somerset Telephone Company, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Houlton?
54082. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Houlton in?
Hudson School District.
How do I register to vote in Houlton?
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 St. Joseph 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.