Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Living in Star Prairie, WI: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Star Prairie comes from Star Prairie Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.4 ppb. Power in Star Prairie comes from St Croix Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Star Prairie, 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 Star Prairie.
Power comes from St Croix Electric Coop
St Croix Electric Coop (St Croix Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Star Prairie.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Star Prairie Waterworks
Star Prairie Waterworks supplies Star Prairie: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% 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 553 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. WI6560141.
3 home internet providers serve Star Prairie
98% of 268 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Communications | Fiber | 98% | 5,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 95% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waterman's Sanitation picks up trash in Star Prairie
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Star Prairie, from the town’s own site.
Star Prairie Recycling Center
304 Jewell Street, Star Prairie
- Mon7 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7 am–3:30 pm, 7 am–7 pm
- Fri7 am–3:30 pm
From villageofstarprairie.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-10-21. 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.
Star Prairie is in New Richmond 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.
Star Prairie is in ZIP code 54026
ZIP codes where Star Prairie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Star Prairie | ZIP’s residents in Star Prairie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54026 | Star Prairie, WI | 100% | 33% |
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 Star Prairie
Who supplies Star Prairie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Star Prairie Waterworks (EPA ID WI6560141). 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 0.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Star Prairie?
St Croix Electric Coop (St Croix Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Star Prairie?
Northwest Communications, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Star Prairie?
54026. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Star Prairie in?
New Richmond School District.
How do I register to vote in Star Prairie?
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 Star Prairie 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: Star Prairie’s own website (villageofstarprairie.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.