Linden Methodist Church · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Living in Linden, WI: what to set up and who to call
Linden runs its own elections, so the Village of Linden Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. For emergencies, Linden is closest to Upland Hills Health, 7.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Linden, 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 Linden.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Linden. 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 Linden Waterworks
Linden Waterworks supplies almost all of Linden. It draws ground water and serves 547 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Oct 2020, was 2.2 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. WI1250082.
4 home internet providers serve Linden
94% of 237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fiber | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 89% | 50/15 |
| MHTC | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Linden’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Linden.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Linden is in Iowa-Grant 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Linden is in ZIP code 53553
ZIP codes where Linden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Linden | ZIP’s residents in Linden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53553 | Linden, WI | 100% | 90% |
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 Linden
Who supplies Linden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Linden Waterworks (EPA ID WI1250082). 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 2.2 ppb (Jul–Oct 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Linden?
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 Linden?
Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Comelec Internet Services, MHTC (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Linden?
53553. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Linden in?
Iowa-Grant School District.
How do I register to vote in Linden?
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 Village of Linden 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.