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The Mission handbook

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

Mission has no town government of its own, so Jackson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Black River Falls School District. Power in Mission comes from Jackson Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Mission has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Jackson County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Mission’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Jackson Electric Coop

Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mission.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Brockway Sanitary Dist 1 water system

The Brockway Sanitary Dist 1 water system supplies Mission: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 57% 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 2,692 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 55% 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. WI6270299.

Internet

Which providers serve Mission

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mission, 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 & recycling

We don’t have Mission’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mission.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMission has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mission kids go to
PK–1Forrest Street Elementary Schoolin Black River Falls
2–5Red Creek Elementaryin Black River Falls
6–8Black River Falls Middlein Black River Falls
9–12Black River Falls Highin Black River Falls

Mission is in Black River Falls 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Mission is unincorporated, so Jackson County is the local government.

Local governmentJackson CountyMission is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTown of Komensky ClerkElections here are run by Town of Komensky (Jackson County) (town or city clerk). W9680 Evergreen LN, Merrillan, WI 54754-8000 · (715) 299-4501 · [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

Mission is in ZIP code 54615

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MissionZIP’s residents in Mission
54615Black River Falls, WI100%3%

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.

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

Questions about living in Mission

Who supplies Mission’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Brockway Sanitary Dist 1 water system (EPA ID WI6270299). 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 0.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mission?

Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI)), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Mission?

54615. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mission in?

Black River Falls School District.

How do I register to vote in Mission?

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 Komensky 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): pending.