Living in Rib Lake, WI: what to set up and who to call
Rib Lake Waterworks reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Rib Lake Recycling Center takes recycling in Rib Lake, open Sat 8 am–12 pm (OpenStreetMap).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rib Lake, 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 Rib Lake.
Power comes from Price Electric Coop
Price Electric Coop (Price Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 81.2% of Rib Lake residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rib Lake Waterworks
Rib Lake Waterworks supplies Rib Lake: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 945 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, the latest beginning May 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. WI8610126.
6 home internet providers serve Rib Lake
100% of 392 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 50/8 |
| Frontier | DSL | 72% | 115/7 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 54% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Country Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Rib Lake Recycling Center is open Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Rib Lake, and where the rules are.
Rib Lake Recycling Center
- Sat8 am–noon
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Apr 2025. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rib Lake is in Rib Lake School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Rib Lake is in ZIP code 54470
ZIP codes where Rib Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rib Lake | ZIP’s residents in Rib Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54470 | Rib Lake, WI | 100% | 46% |
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 Rib Lake
When is the Rib Lake Recycling Center open?
Sat 8 am–12 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Rib Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rib Lake Waterworks (EPA ID WI8610126). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rib Lake?
Price Electric Coop (Price Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Rib Lake?
Bug Tussel, Frontier, Spectrum, Country Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rib Lake?
54470. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rib Lake in?
Rib Lake School District.
How do I register to vote in Rib Lake?
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 Rib Lake 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.