Living in Park Ridge, WI: what to set up and who to call
Park Ridge runs its own elections, so the Village of Park Ridge Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest public drop-off to Park Ridge is Portage County Solid Waste Department, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Park Ridge, 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 Park Ridge.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Park Ridge. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stevens Point Waterworks
Stevens Point Waterworks supplies almost all of Park Ridge. It draws ground water and serves 26,717 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 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. WI7500141.
4 home internet providers serve Park Ridge
100% of 262 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Harter's picks up trash in Park Ridge
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Park Ridge, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum and steel cans (aerosol cans included)
- Clear, Green and Brown Glass (labels may be left on)
- #1 plastic bottles (clear, pale blue and green bottles only)
- #2 plastics bottles & jugs (milk jugs, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, etc.)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check vi.parkridge.wi.gov →
From vi.parkridge.wi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-10-20. 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.
Park Ridge is in Stevens Point Area School District.
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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Park Ridge is in ZIP code 54481
ZIP codes where Park Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Park Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Park Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54481 | Stevens Point, WI | 100% | 2% |
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 Park Ridge
Who supplies Park Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stevens Point Waterworks (EPA ID WI7500141). 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 2.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Park Ridge?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Park Ridge?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Park Ridge?
54481. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Park Ridge in?
Stevens Point Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Park Ridge?
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 Park Ridge 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: Park Ridge’s own website (vi.parkridge.wi.gov), 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.