Living in Solon Springs, WI: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Manitou Falls Sanitary District No 1, which supplies Solon Springs, and its latest lead result (6.3 ppb) was higher than 93% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Solon Springs runs its own elections, so the Village of Solon Springs Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Solon Springs, 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 Solon Springs.
Power comes from Dahlberg Light & Power
Dahlberg Light & Power (Dahlberg Light & Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Solon Springs. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $77 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Manitou Falls Sanitary District No 1
Manitou Falls Sanitary District No 1 supplies Solon Springs: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 95 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Mar 2025. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 49.5 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. WI8160145.
4 home internet providers serve Solon Springs
95% of 427 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 52% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Solon Springs
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Solon Springs, from the town’s own site.
Solon Transfer Station
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From villageofsolonsprings.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2022-08-23T15:23:07+00:00, 2026-04-16T14:31:49+00:00, April 1, 2022. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Solon Springs is in Solon Springs 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.
Solon Springs is in ZIP code 54873
ZIP codes where Solon Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Solon Springs | ZIP’s residents in Solon Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54873 | Solon Springs, WI | 100% | 22% |
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 Solon Springs
Who supplies Solon Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Manitou Falls Sanitary District No 1 (EPA ID WI8160145). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Solon Springs?
Dahlberg Light & Power (Dahlberg Light & Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Solon Springs?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Solon Springs?
54873. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Solon Springs in?
Solon Springs School District.
How do I register to vote in Solon Springs?
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 Solon Springs 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: Solon Springs’ own website (villageofsolonsprings.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.