Living in McMillan, WI: what to set up and who to call
Marshfield Utilities has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.2 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Friday is trash day in McMillan.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McMillan, 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 McMillan.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McMillan. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-2999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Marshfield Utilities
Marshfield Utilities supplies McMillan: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 18,815 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 8.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.4 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. WI7720165.
Which providers serve McMillan
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in McMillan, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Trash day in McMillan is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McMillan, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingOnce a month
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Mixed papers
- Newspapers
From townofmcmillan.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-08-18, 2023-08-18T01:54:01+00:00, 2025-12-30, 2026, 2026-10-01T21:17:17+00:00. 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 McMillan (71%) is in Marshfield School District; parts are in Stratford School District (20%) and Spencer School District (9%).
B+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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McMillan spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where McMillan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McMillan | ZIP’s residents in McMillan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54449 | Marshfield, WI | 95% | 7% |
| 54484 | Stratford, WI | 5% | 2% |
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 McMillan
Who supplies McMillan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marshfield Utilities (EPA ID WI7720165). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.2 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McMillan?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in McMillan?
54449 (95%), 54484 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McMillan in?
Marshfield School District. Parts of the city are in Stratford School District and Spencer School District.
How do I register to vote in McMillan?
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 Mcmillan 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: McMillan’s own website (townofmcmillan.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): pending.