Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Randolph, WI: what to set up and who to call
Randolph Water Dept reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5. 78% of systems its size reported none. In Randolph, trash day is Friday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Randolph, 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 Randolph.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Randolph. 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 Randolph Water Dept
Randolph Water Dept supplies almost all of Randolph. It draws ground water and serves 1,800 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 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 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. WI1110125.
5 home internet providers serve Randolph
99% of 692 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Bertram Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 91% | 50/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Randolph is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Randolph, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trash · which week: randolphwis.com
From randolphwis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Randolph is in Randolph School District.
CSchool 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.
Randolph is in ZIP code 53956
ZIP codes where Randolph residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Randolph | ZIP’s residents in Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53956 | Randolph, WI | 100% | 53% |
53957 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Randolph
Who supplies Randolph’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Randolph Water Dept (EPA ID WI1110125). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Randolph?
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 Randolph?
Brightspeed, Spectrum, Bertram Communications, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Randolph?
53956. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Randolph in?
Randolph School District.
How do I register to vote in Randolph?
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 Randolph 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: Randolph’s own website (randolphwis.com), read Oct 23, 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.