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The Oakdale handbook

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

Power in Oakdale comes from Oakdale Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Oakdale Clerk, which runs Oakdale’s elections.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerOakdale Electric Coopcooperative utility · 15.9¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers57% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Oakdale’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolTomah Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54618, 54660Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Oakdale Electric Coop

Oakdale Electric Coop (Oakdale Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oakdale. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oakdale

57% of 349 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Lynxx NetworksFiber56%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL27%80/10
SpectrumCable2%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless22%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless5%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oakdale’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakdale.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Oakdale or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oakdale kids go to
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Tomah Middlein Tomah
9–12Tomah Highin Tomah

Most of Oakdale (97%) is in Tomah Area School District; parts are in New Lisbon School District (3%).

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, electionsOakdale’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Oakdale ClerkOakdale runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 37, Oakdale, WI 54649-0037 · (608) 372-6475 · [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

Oakdale spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OakdaleZIP’s residents in Oakdale
54618Camp Douglas, WI55%19%
54660Tomah, WI45%2%

54649 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 roomTomah Memorial Hospital7.4 miles awayGet a library cardTomah Public Library716 Superior Ave. · (608) 374-7470

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

Questions about living in Oakdale

Who provides electricity in Oakdale?

Oakdale Electric Coop (Oakdale Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oakdale?

Lynxx Networks, Brightspeed, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakdale?

54618 (55%), 54660 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakdale in?

Tomah Area School District. Parts of the city are in New Lisbon School District.

How do I register to vote in Oakdale?

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 Oakdale 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: 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.