Photo: Nfarmakes · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Superior, WI: what to set up and who to call
Superior Water Light & Power Company reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. New voters sign up with the City of Superior Clerk, which runs Superior’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Superior, 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 Superior.
Power comes from Superior Water and Light
Superior Water and Light (Superior Water and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Superior. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $88 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 Superior Water Light & Power Company
Superior Water Light & Power Company supplies almost all of Superior. It draws surface water and serves 26,084 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.6 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. WI8160147.
6 home internet providers serve Superior
99% of 9,931 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 25% | 40/3 |
| ConnectSuperior | Fiber | 10% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Airfiber | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Superior depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Superior, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on superiorwi.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on superiorwi.gov →
City of Superior Landfill
Moccasin Mike Rd., Superior, WI 54880
- Mon8 am–3 pm
- Tue8 am–3 pm
- Wed8 am–3 pm
- Thu8 am–3 pm
- Fri8 am–3 pm
The town’s page also lists “no loads accepted at 2:40 p.m.”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Clean glass
- Cans
- Newspapers and magazines
- Paper bags
- Cereal boxes
From superiorwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021, October 26, 2026. 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.
Superior is in Superior School District.
CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Superior is in ZIP code 54880
ZIP codes where Superior residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Superior | ZIP’s residents in Superior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54880 | Superior, WI | 100% | 88% |
A few homes fall in 54874.
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 Superior
Who supplies Superior’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Superior Water Light & Power Company (EPA ID WI8160147). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Superior?
Superior Water and Light (Superior Water and Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Superior?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, ConnectSuperior, Airfiber, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Superior?
54880. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Superior in?
Superior School District.
How do I register to vote in Superior?
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 Superior 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: Superior’s own website (superiorwi.gov), 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.