Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lancaster, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lancaster comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Lancaster runs its own elections, so the City of Lancaster Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
Power comes from Scenic Rivers Energy Coop
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lancaster. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 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 Lancaster Waterworks
Lancaster Waterworks supplies almost all of Lancaster. It draws ground water and serves 3,907 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. WI1220107.
5 home internet providers serve Lancaster
100% of 1,665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lancaster’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lancaster.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lancaster is in Lancaster Community School District.
D−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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lancaster is in ZIP code 53813
ZIP codes where Lancaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lancaster | ZIP’s residents in Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53813 | Lancaster, WI | 100% | 62% |
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 Lancaster
Who supplies Lancaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lancaster Waterworks (EPA ID WI1220107). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lancaster?
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop (Scenic Rivers Energy Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lancaster?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Comelec Internet Services, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
53813. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lancaster in?
Lancaster Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Lancaster?
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 City of Lancaster 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.