Lidice Memorial · Photo: Royalbroil · Public domainLiving in Phillips, WI: what to set up and who to call
In Phillips, trash day is Monday. Phillips 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Phillips, 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 Phillips.
Power comes from Price Electric Coop
Price Electric Coop (Price Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Phillips.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Phillips Waterworks
Phillips Waterworks supplies Phillips: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 1,473 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. WI8510131.
3 home internet providers serve Phillips
92% of 773 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norvado | Fiber | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Phillips is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Phillips, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Mon
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Plastic
- Glass
- Cardboard
From cityofphillips.com, 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.
Phillips is in Phillips School District.
C+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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Phillips is in ZIP code 54555
ZIP codes where Phillips residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Phillips | ZIP’s residents in Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54555 | Phillips, WI | 100% | 31% |
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 Phillips
Who supplies Phillips’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Phillips Waterworks (EPA ID WI8510131). 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 Phillips?
Price Electric Coop (Price Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Phillips?
Norvado, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Phillips?
54555. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Phillips in?
Phillips School District.
How do I register to vote in Phillips?
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 Phillips 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: Phillips’ own website (cityofphillips.com), 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.