J. H. Morgan House · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0Living in Plover, WI: what to set up and who to call
Plover has its own drop-off, Portage County Solid Waste Department, on 600 Moore Road. Plover runs its own elections, so the Village of Plover Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Plover, 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 Plover.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.4% of Plover residents. 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 Plover Waterworks
Plover Waterworks supplies almost all of Plover. It draws ground water and serves 13,486 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 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI7500726.
6 home internet providers serve Plover
99% of 4,501 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Solarus | Fiber | 34% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 28% | 25/3 |
| Amherst Communications | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Plover is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plover, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on ploverwi.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Mon
Portage County Solid Waste Department
600 Moore Road
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From ploverwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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.
Plover is in Stevens Point Area 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Plover is in ZIP code 54467
ZIP codes where Plover residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Plover | ZIP’s residents in Plover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54467 | Plover, WI | 100% | 91% |
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 Plover
Who supplies Plover’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Plover Waterworks (EPA ID WI7500726). 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 3.8 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Plover?
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 Plover?
Spectrum, Solarus, AT&T, Amherst Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Plover?
54467. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Plover in?
Stevens Point Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Plover?
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 Plover 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: Plover’s own website (ploverwi.gov), 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.