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The Marquette handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Village of Marquette Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The ER is a drive from Marquette: the closest is Ripon Medical Center, 17.1 miles away.

Trash & dumpWhich 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 →Internet3 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpEvery other weekCurbside recyclingMore →SchoolMarkesan School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes53947, 53946Where 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 all of Marquette. 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

3 home internet providers serve Marquette

91% of 165 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable92%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL5%10/1
Bug TusselFixed wireless53%50/8

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Marquette: every other week

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marquette, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery other weekRecycling picked up at the curbvillageofmarquette.gov
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Tin and aluminum cans
  • Plastics #1 to #7
  • Corrugated cardboard tied in bundles no larger than 24" x 24"
villageofmarquette.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOn set datesBulk cleanup offered twice a year at mutually agreed upon times and locations, via a 30-yard container on Village property

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageofmarquette.gov →

From villageofmarquette.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

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

Marquette is in Markesan 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.

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 hereVillage of Marquette ClerkMarquette runs its own elections (city clerk). PO Box 61, Marquette, WI 53947 · (920) 394-9361 · [email protected]FVAP, May 2026
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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Marquette spans 2 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
53947Marquette, WI98%100%
53946Markesan, WI2%0%

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 Center17.1 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, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Marquette?

53947 (98%), 53946 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marquette in?

Markesan 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 Village 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: Marquette’s own website (villageofmarquette.gov), 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.