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The Marquette handbook

Living in Marquette, WI: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Marquette are run by Marquette itself; register with the Town of Marquette Clerk. For an emergency, Ripon Medical Center is the closest ER, 18.1 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marquette, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Marquette’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMarkesan School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes53946, 53949, 53926Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Marquette.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.5% of Marquette residents. 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Marquette

72% of 500 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable60%1,000/1,000
Bug TusselFixed wireless, Fiber74%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL18%80/10
Marquette Adams Telephone CoopFiber3%1,000/1,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Marquette’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marquette.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Marquette or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Marquette kids go to
PK–2Markesan Primaryin Markesan
3–5Markesan Intermediatein Markesan
6–8Markesan Middlein Markesan
9–12Markesan Highin Markesan

Most of Marquette (71%) is in Markesan School District; parts are in Montello School District (19%) and Princeton School District (10%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMarquette’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Marquette ClerkMarquette runs its own elections (town clerk). 306 Lyons ST, Markesan, WI 53946 · (920) 394-2227 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Marquette spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Marquette residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MarquetteZIP’s residents in Marquette
53946Markesan, WI93%11%
53949Montello, WI5%0%
53926Dalton, WI2%0%

A few homes fall in 54968.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomRipon Medical Center18.1 miles awayGet a library cardMill Pond Public Library140 N. South St. · (920) 394-3281

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Marquette

Who provides electricity in Marquette?

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 Marquette?

Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Brightspeed, Marquette Adams Telephone Coop (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marquette?

53946 (93%), 53949 (5%), 53926 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marquette in?

Markesan School District. Parts of the city are in Montello School District and Princeton School District.

How do I register to vote in Marquette?

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 Marquette Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.