Photo: AviationTraveler · CC BY 4.0Living in Prairie du Chien, WI: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Prairie du Chien comes from Prairie Du Chien Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Voting is local here: the City of Prairie Du Chien Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prairie du Chien, 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 Prairie du Chien.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prairie du Chien. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-2999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Prairie Du Chien Waterworks
Prairie Du Chien Waterworks supplies almost all of Prairie du Chien. It draws ground water and serves 6,005 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI6120250.
4 home internet providers serve Prairie du Chien
100% of 2,275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 78% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prairie du Chien’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prairie du Chien.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prairie du Chien is in Prairie du Chien 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Prairie du Chien is in ZIP code 53821
ZIP codes where Prairie du Chien residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prairie du Chien | ZIP’s residents in Prairie du Chien |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53821 | Prairie Du Chien, WI | 100% | 70% |
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 Prairie du Chien
Who supplies Prairie du Chien’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prairie Du Chien Waterworks (EPA ID WI6120250). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prairie du Chien?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prairie du Chien?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prairie du Chien?
53821. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prairie du Chien in?
Prairie du Chien Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Prairie du Chien?
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 Prairie Du Chien 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.