Frank Eugene Nichols House · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Onalaska, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Onalaska comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. To register to vote, go to the City of Onalaska Clerk: Onalaska runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Onalaska, 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 Onalaska.
Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves 98.5% of Onalaska residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Onalaska Waterworks
Onalaska Waterworks supplies Onalaska: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 18,000 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 Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI6320327.
7 home internet providers serve Onalaska
100% of 6,103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 94% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 85% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 14% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Onalaska depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Onalaska, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on onalaskawi.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on cms3.revize.com →
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum, tin, steel cans
- Glass jars and bottles (any color)
- Corrugated cardboard (cut into pieces if it won't fit)
- Books; soft and hardcover
- Soup and drink cartons
- Aluminum foil, plates, containers
- Pots and pans
From onalaskawi.gov, cms3.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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 Onalaska (86%) is in Onalaska School District; parts are in Holmen School District (12%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Onalaska is in ZIP code 54650
ZIP codes where Onalaska residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Onalaska | ZIP’s residents in Onalaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650 | Onalaska, WI | 100% | 77% |
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 Onalaska
Who supplies Onalaska’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Onalaska Waterworks (EPA ID WI6320327). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Onalaska?
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Onalaska?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, Brightspeed, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Onalaska?
54650. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Onalaska in?
Onalaska School District. Parts of the city are in Holmen School District.
How do I register to vote in Onalaska?
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 City of Onalaska 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: Onalaska’s own website (onalaskawi.gov, cms3.revize.com), 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.