Living in Sand Creek, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Sand Creek comes from Dunn County Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Sand Creek runs its own elections, so the Town of Sand Creek Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sand Creek, 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 Sand Creek.
Power comes from Dunn County Electric Coop
Dunn County Electric Coop (Dunn County Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 65.3% of Sand Creek residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: dairynet.com · (608) 788-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from River Villa Mobile Home Court water system
The River Villa Mobile Home Court water system supplies Sand Creek: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 60 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2021, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2021: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI6170385.
1 home internet providers serve Sand Creek
100% of 319 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Technologies | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sand Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sand Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sand Creek (61%) is in Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District; parts are in Colfax School District (37%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sand Creek spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sand Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sand Creek | ZIP’s residents in Sand Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54757 | New Auburn, WI | 71% | 12% |
| 54763 | Ridgeland, WI | 21% | 11% |
| 54730 | Colfax, WI | 6% | 1% |
| 54728 | Chetek, WI | 2% | 0% |
54765 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 Sand Creek
Who supplies Sand Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The River Villa Mobile Home Court water system (EPA ID WI6170385). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sand Creek?
Dunn County Electric Coop (Dunn County Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sand Creek?
Mosaic Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sand Creek?
54757 (71%), 54763 (21%), 54730 (6%), 54728 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sand Creek in?
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District. Parts of the city are in Colfax School District.
How do I register to vote in Sand Creek?
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 Sand Creek 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.