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The Ridgeville handbook

Living in Ridgeville, WI: what to set up and who to call

Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Ridgeville. Voting is local here: the Town of Ridgeville Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ridgeville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve RidgevilleData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpWednesdayPay per bagMore →SchoolNorwalk-Ontario-Wilton School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54648, 54660, 54670Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ridgeville.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 86.2% of Ridgeville residents. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Ridgeville

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ridgeville, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Ridgeville is Wednesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ridgeville, from the town’s own site.

How trash works herePay per bagCurbside pickup, paid by the bagridgevilletown.com
Trash dayWednesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Drop-off

Town of Ridgeville Town Shop

103 S. Water Street, Norwalk, WI 54648

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

The town’s recycling and trash guidesGarbage Bags-Notice of Change of Using Village Bags (PDF) →

From ridgevilletown.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 13th, 2014, June 4th, 2013. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ridgeville kids go to
PK–6Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementaryin Ontario
7–12Brookwood Highin Ontario

Most of Ridgeville (77%) is in Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District; parts are in Tomah Area School District (14%) and Sparta Area School District (9%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsRidgeville’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Ridgeville ClerkRidgeville runs its own elections (town clerk). Norwalk, WI 54648 · (608) 823-7459 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ridgeville spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Ridgeville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of RidgevilleZIP’s residents in Ridgeville
54648Norwalk, WI84%24%
54660Tomah, WI9%0%
54670Wilton, WI7%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomTomah Memorial Hospital10.1 miles awayGet a library cardNorwalk Public Library101 Railroad St. · (608) 823-7473

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Ridgeville

Who provides electricity in Ridgeville?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Ridgeville?

54648 (84%), 54660 (9%), 54670 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ridgeville in?

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District. Parts of the city are in Tomah Area School District and Sparta Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Ridgeville?

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 Ridgeville Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Ridgeville’s own website (ridgevilletown.com), 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): pending.