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The Rose handbook

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

Power in Rose comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Rose Clerk, which runs Rose’s elections.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop

Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 76.8% of Rose residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 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 Rose

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Rose, 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

We don’t have Rose’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rose.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Rose or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rose kids go to
PK–5Wild Rose Elementaryin Wild Rose
6–12Wild Rose Highin Wild Rose

Most of Rose (83%) is in Wild Rose School District; parts are in Tri-County Area School District (9%) and Almond-Bancroft 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rose spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoseZIP’s residents in Rose
54984Wild Rose, WI70%15%
54909Almond, WI21%7%
54982Wautoma, WI9%1%

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.

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

Questions about living in Rose

Who provides electricity in Rose?

Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Rose?

54984 (70%), 54909 (21%), 54982 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rose in?

Wild Rose School District. Parts of the city are in Tri-County Area School District and Almond-Bancroft School District.

How do I register to vote in Rose?

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 Rose 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: 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): pending.