August G. and Theresa Green House · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0Living in Stevens Point, WI: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the City of Stevens Point Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Children in Stevens Point attend Stevens Point Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stevens Point, 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 Stevens Point.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.1% of Stevens Point residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stevens Point Waterworks
Stevens Point Waterworks supplies Stevens Point: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 26,717 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. WI7500141.
6 home internet providers serve Stevens Point
100% of 8,005 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 26% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Stevens Point depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stevens Point, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on stevenspoint.com
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on stevenspoint.com →
City of Stevens Point Drop-off Site
100 Sixth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From stevenspoint.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Stevens Point is in Stevens Point Area School District.
B−School gradeSee 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stevens Point spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stevens Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stevens Point | ZIP’s residents in Stevens Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54481 | Stevens Point, WI | 92% | 84% |
| 54482 | Stevens Point, WI | 8% | 24% |
54492 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 Stevens Point
Who supplies Stevens Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stevens Point Waterworks (EPA ID WI7500141). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stevens Point?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stevens Point?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stevens Point?
54481 (92%), 54482 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stevens Point in?
Stevens Point Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Stevens Point?
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 City of Stevens Point 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: Stevens Point’s own website (stevenspoint.com), read Oct 21, 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.