Living in Osseo, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Osseo comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Osseo runs its own elections, so the City of Osseo Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Osseo, 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 Osseo.
Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Osseo. 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 Osseo Waterworks
Osseo Waterworks supplies Osseo: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 1,701 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. WI6620328.
5 home internet providers serve Osseo
100% of 784 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Communications Cooperative | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 250/25 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 66% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Osseo
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Osseo, from the town’s own site.
Osseo Area Recycling Center
50519 Honey Lane, Osseo, WI 54758
- Tue9 am–noon
- Thu2 pm–5 pm
- Sat9 am–2 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
Osseo Area Recycling Center
50519 Honey Lane, Osseo, WI 54758
From cityofosseo.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Osseo is in Osseo-Fairchild School District.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Osseo is in ZIP code 54758
ZIP codes where Osseo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Osseo | ZIP’s residents in Osseo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54758 | Osseo, WI | 100% | 38% |
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 Osseo
Who supplies Osseo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Osseo Waterworks (EPA ID WI6620328). 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 1.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Osseo?
Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Osseo?
Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Osseo?
54758. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Osseo in?
Osseo-Fairchild School District.
How do I register to vote in Osseo?
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 Osseo 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: Osseo’s own website (cityofosseo.us), read Oct 22, 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.