Living in Parkland, WI: what to set up and who to call
Superior Water Light & Power Company 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 Parkland comes from East Central Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parkland, 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 Parkland.
Power comes from East Central Energy
East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility, serves all of Parkland. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: eastcentralenergy.com · (800) 254-7944
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Superior Water Light & Power Company
Superior Water Light & Power Company supplies Parkland: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 26,084 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. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.6 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. WI8160147.
5 home internet providers serve Parkland
72% of 579 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 55% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 18% | 40/3 |
| Airfiber | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Parkland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parkland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Parkland is in Superior School District.
CSchool 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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Parkland spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Parkland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parkland | ZIP’s residents in Parkland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54874 | South Range, WI | 86% | 30% |
| 54880 | Superior, WI | 14% | 1% |
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 Parkland
Who supplies Parkland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Superior Water Light & Power Company (EPA ID WI8160147). 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). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Parkland?
East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Parkland?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Airfiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Parkland?
54874 (86%), 54880 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parkland in?
Superior School District.
How do I register to vote in Parkland?
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 Parkland 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.