McFarland House · Photo: James Steakley · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in McFarland, WI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Village of Mcfarland Clerk, which runs McFarland’s elections. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in McFarland.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McFarland, 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 McFarland.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McFarland. 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 Mcfarland Waterworks
Mcfarland Waterworks supplies almost all of McFarland. It draws ground water and serves 9,676 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 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. WI1130241.
8 home internet providers serve McFarland
100% of 3,096 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 68% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| LiteWire | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in McFarland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McFarland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
McFarland Public Works yard waste and brush drop-off site
5115 Terminal Drive, McFarland, WI 53558
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Catalogs, magazines & phone books
- Cereal & cracker boxes (empty)
- Envelopes & junk mail
- Newspapers
- Paper egg cartons
- Paper grocery bags
- Paper milk and juice cartons or boxes
- Pizza boxes (empty)
- All plastic bottles
- Plastic containers/cups #1-7
- Glass bottles & jars
- Aluminum cans & aluminum pie plates
- Tin & steel cans
From mcfarland.wi.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of McFarland (99%) is in McFarland School District.
DSchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McFarland is in ZIP code 53558
ZIP codes where McFarland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McFarland | ZIP’s residents in McFarland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53558 | Mc Farland, WI | 100% | 71% |
A few homes fall in 53718.
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 McFarland
Who supplies McFarland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mcfarland Waterworks (EPA ID WI1130241). 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 2.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McFarland?
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 McFarland?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, LiteWire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McFarland?
53558. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McFarland in?
McFarland School District.
How do I register to vote in McFarland?
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 Mcfarland 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: McFarland’s own website (mcfarland.wi.us), 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.