Black Oak School · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Nekimi, WI: what to set up and who to call
Oshkosh Waterworks has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.1 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Voting is local here: the Town of Nekimi Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nekimi, 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 Nekimi.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 89.3% of Nekimi residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oshkosh Waterworks
Oshkosh Waterworks supplies Nekimi: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 63,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 6.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.5 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI4710457.
7 home internet providers serve Nekimi
73% of 727 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 44% | 50/10 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 5% | 80/10 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 48% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Nekimi’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nekimi.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Nekimi (98%) is in Oshkosh Area School District.
CSchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Nekimi spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Nekimi residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nekimi | ZIP’s residents in Nekimi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54904 | Oshkosh, WI | 59% | 4% |
| 54902 | Oshkosh, WI | 38% | 2% |
| 54979 | Van Dyne, WI | 3% | 3% |
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 Nekimi
Who supplies Nekimi’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oshkosh Waterworks (EPA ID WI4710457). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nekimi?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Nekimi?
Spectrum, AT&T, Brightspeed, Bertram Communications, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nekimi?
54904 (59%), 54902 (38%), 54979 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nekimi in?
Oshkosh Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Nekimi?
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 Nekimi 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.