Living in Lake Wazeecha, WI: what to set up and who to call
Lake Wazeecha has no town government of its own, so Wood County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wisconsin Rapids School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Mcmillan Memorial Library, 3.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Wazeecha, 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 Wazeecha.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Wazeecha. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Hickory Shade water system
The Hickory Shade water system supplies Lake Wazeecha: 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 55 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: 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. WI7720167.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Wazeecha
100% of 1,344 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solarus | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 91% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Wazeecha’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Wazeecha.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Wazeecha is in Wisconsin Rapids 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
Lake Wazeecha is unincorporated, so Wood County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Wazeecha is in ZIP code 54494
ZIP codes where Lake Wazeecha residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Wazeecha | ZIP’s residents in Lake Wazeecha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54494 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 100% | 11% |
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 Wazeecha
Who supplies Lake Wazeecha’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hickory Shade water system (EPA ID WI7720167). 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 0.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Wazeecha?
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Wazeecha?
Solarus, Spectrum, Verizon, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Wazeecha?
54494. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Wazeecha in?
Wisconsin Rapids School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Wazeecha?
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 Grand Rapids 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.