Photo: WikiSocialConnor · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Osceola, WI: what to set up and who to call
Osceola Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Osceola comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Osceola, 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 Osceola.
Power comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Osceola. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 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 Osceola Waterworks
Osceola Waterworks supplies Osceola: about 70% of residents live in its service area. About 30% 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 2,680 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 61% 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. WI6490341.
6 home internet providers serve Osceola
96% of 1,070 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 34% | 940/940 |
| Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Osceola: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Osceola, from the town’s own site.
Village of Osceola Natural Debris Site
103 Depot Road, Osceola, WI
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
Village of Osceola Natural Debris Site
103 Depot Road Osceola, WI
From myosceola.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-28, 2026-08-26. 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.
Osceola is in Osceola School District.
A−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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Osceola is in ZIP code 54020
ZIP codes where Osceola residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Osceola | ZIP’s residents in Osceola |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54020 | Osceola, WI | 100% | 37% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Osceola
Who supplies Osceola’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Osceola Waterworks (EPA ID WI6490341). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Osceola?
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Osceola?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Osceola?
54020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Osceola in?
Osceola School District.
How do I register to vote in Osceola?
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 Village of Osceola 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: Osceola’s own website (myosceola.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.