Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Prescott, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Prescott comes from Pierce-Pepin Coop Services, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Prescott are run by Prescott itself; register with the City of Prescott Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prescott, 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 Prescott.
Power comes from Pierce-Pepin Coop Services
Pierce-Pepin Coop Services (Pierce-Pepin Coop Services), a cooperative utility, serves all of Prescott.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Prescott Waterworks
Prescott Waterworks supplies almost all of Prescott. It draws ground water and serves 4,258 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. WI6480243.
9 home internet providers serve Prescott
100% of 1,644 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 57% | 40/3 |
| Swiftcurrent Connect | Fiber | 12% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Southeast MN Wifi | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Prescott depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Prescott, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on prescottwi.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Prescott Compost Site
W12000 620th Avenue, Prescott, WI
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Alcohol bottles
- Aluminum / steel / tin cans
- Cardboard and paper bags (flattened)
- Cereal / detergent boxes
- Computer paper
- Envelopes (business and manila)
- File folders
- Junk mail
- Ketchup bottles
- Magazines / telephone books
- Newspaper
- Plastics (#1 - #7)
- Soda / juice bottles
- Sticky notes
- Paper milk / juice cartons
From prescottwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Prescott is in Prescott School District.
ASchool 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.
Prescott is in ZIP code 54021
ZIP codes where Prescott residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prescott | ZIP’s residents in Prescott |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54021 | Prescott, WI | 100% | 62% |
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 Prescott
Who supplies Prescott’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prescott Waterworks (EPA ID WI6480243). 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 1.9 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prescott?
Pierce-Pepin Coop Services (Pierce-Pepin Coop Services), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Prescott?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Swiftcurrent Connect, Southeast MN Wifi, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prescott?
54021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prescott in?
Prescott School District.
How do I register to vote in Prescott?
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 Prescott 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: Prescott’s own website (prescottwi.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.