Living in Lake Hallie, WI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Village of Lake Hallie Waterworks. New voters sign up with the , which runs Lake Hallie’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Hallie, 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 Lake Hallie.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Hallie. 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.
Water comes from Village of Lake Hallie Waterworks
Village of Lake Hallie Waterworks supplies Lake Hallie: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Chippewa Falls Waterworks serves another 8%. Eau Claire Waterworks serves another 6%. About 30% 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 6,701 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. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Oct 2020, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WI6090849.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Hallie
97% of 2,891 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 47% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 37% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| Nsight Telservices | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lake Hallie
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Hallie, from the town’s own site.
Lake Hallie Recycling Center
3085 130th Street, Lake Hallie, WI 54729
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $75.00 annual access code for residents
From lakehallie.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Most of Lake Hallie (90%) is in Chippewa Falls Area School District; parts are in Eau Claire Area School District (10%).
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; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Hallie spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Hallie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Hallie | ZIP’s residents in Lake Hallie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54729 | Chippewa Falls, WI | 94% | 20% |
| 54703 | Eau Claire, WI | 6% | 1% |
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 Lake Hallie
Who supplies Lake Hallie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Village of Lake Hallie Waterworks (EPA ID WI6090849). 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). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jul–Oct 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Hallie?
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 Lake Hallie?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nsight Telservices (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Hallie?
54729 (94%), 54703 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Hallie in?
Chippewa Falls Area School District. Parts of the city are in Eau Claire Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Hallie?
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 . 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: Lake Hallie’s own website (lakehallie.us), 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.