Living in Orange, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Orange comes from Oakdale Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Orange Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orange, 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 Orange.
Power comes from Oakdale Electric Coop
Oakdale Electric Coop (Oakdale Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Orange. 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.
Water comes from Camp Douglas Waterworks
Camp Douglas Waterworks supplies Orange: 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 640 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. WI7290121.
5 home internet providers serve Orange
100% of 273 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynxx Networks | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Orange’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orange.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Orange (57%) is in New Lisbon School District; parts are in Tomah Area School District (43%).
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.
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.
Orange spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Orange residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orange | ZIP’s residents in Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54618 | Camp Douglas, WI | 66% | 16% |
| 53950 | New Lisbon, WI | 34% | 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 Orange
Who supplies Orange’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Camp Douglas Waterworks (EPA ID WI7290121). 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 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orange?
Oakdale Electric Coop (Oakdale Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Orange?
Lynxx Networks, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orange?
54618 (66%), 53950 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orange in?
New Lisbon School District. Parts of the city are in Tomah Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Orange?
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 Orange 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.