Living in Johnstown, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Johnstown comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Johnstown Clerk, which runs Johnstown’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Johnstown, 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 Johnstown.
Power comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Johnstown. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 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 Maple Plain water system
The Maple Plain water system supplies Johnstown: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 144 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 Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. 055295901.
5 home internet providers serve Johnstown
94% of 449 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 38% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Johnstown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Johnstown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Johnstown (60%) is in Turtle Lake School District; parts are in Unity School District (26%) and Luck School District (14%).
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.
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.
Johnstown spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Johnstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Johnstown | ZIP’s residents in Johnstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54826 | Comstock, WI | 59% | 41% |
| 54853 | Luck, WI | 22% | 3% |
| 54829 | Cumberland, WI | 14% | 1% |
| 54810 | Balsam Lake, WI | 3% | 1% |
| 54889 | Turtle Lake, WI | 2% | 0% |
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 Johnstown
Who supplies Johnstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Maple Plain water system (EPA ID 055295901). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Johnstown?
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Johnstown?
Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Johnstown?
54826 (59%), 54853 (22%), 54829 (14%), 54810 (3%), 54889 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Johnstown in?
Turtle Lake School District. Parts of the city are in Unity School District and Luck School District.
How do I register to vote in Johnstown?
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 Johnstown 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.