Living in Port Edwards, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Port Edwards are run by Port Edwards itself; register with the Town of Port Edwards Clerk. Charles & Joann Lester Library, 4.3 miles away, is the closest library to Port Edwards.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Edwards, 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 Port Edwards.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Port Edwards. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Port Edwards Water Utility
Port Edwards Water Utility supplies Port Edwards: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 1,866 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. WI7720113.
6 home internet providers serve Port Edwards
96% of 665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solarus | Fiber | 72% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 32% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 22% | 50/10 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 96% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Port Edwards’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Port Edwards.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Port Edwards (81%) is in Nekoosa School District; parts are in Pittsville School District (13%) and Port Edwards School District (6%).
D−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.
Port Edwards spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Port Edwards residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Edwards | ZIP’s residents in Port Edwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54457 | Nekoosa, WI | 93% | 15% |
| 54495 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 4% | 1% |
| 54469 | Port Edwards, WI | 2% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 54413.
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 Port Edwards
Who supplies Port Edwards’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Port Edwards Water Utility (EPA ID WI7720113). 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 2.6 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port Edwards?
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Port Edwards?
Solarus, Spectrum, TDS Telecom, Bug Tussel, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port Edwards?
54457 (93%), 54495 (4%), 54469 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Edwards in?
Nekoosa School District. Parts of the city are in Pittsville School District and Port Edwards School District.
How do I register to vote in Port Edwards?
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 Port Edwards 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.