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The Rockdale handbook

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

Monday is trash day in Rockdale. New voters sign up with the Village of Rockdale Clerk, which runs Rockdale’s elections.

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 Rockdale, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpMondayTrash dayMore →SchoolCambridge School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code53523Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rockdale. 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

8 home internet providers serve Rockdale

100% of 99 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable100%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL92%10/1
LiteWireFixed wireless94%100/25
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless68%100/20
Bug TusselFixed wireless63%50/8
VerizonFixed wireless58%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Rockdale is Monday

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

Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

The town’s recycling and trash guides2022 Garbage and Recycling Calendar →RECYCLING RESOURCES LINK dnr.wi.gov →

From villageofrockdale.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.

Rockdale kids go to
PK–5Cambridge Elementaryin Cambridge
6–8Nikolay Middlein Cambridge
9–12Cambridge Highin Cambridge

Rockdale is in Cambridge 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitevillageofrockdale.comRockdale’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsRockdale’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereVillage of Rockdale ClerkRockdale runs its own elections (city clerk). Cambridge, WI 53523 · (608) 423-1497 · [email protected]FVAP, May 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rockdale is in ZIP code 53523

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RockdaleZIP’s residents in Rockdale
53523Cambridge, WI100%4%

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 roomEdgerton Hospital and Health Services9.4 miles awayGet a library cardCambridge Community Library101 Spring Water Aly. · (608) 423-3900

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

Questions about living in Rockdale

Who provides electricity in Rockdale?

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 Rockdale?

Spectrum, Frontier, LiteWire, Bertram Communications, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rockdale?

53523. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rockdale in?

Cambridge School District.

How do I register to vote in Rockdale?

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 Rockdale 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: Rockdale’s own website (villageofrockdale.com), read Oct 22, 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.