Living in Tilden, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Tilden comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Tilden runs its own elections, so the Town of Tilden Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tilden, 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 Tilden.
Power comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop
Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 79.0% of Tilden residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chippewa Falls Waterworks
Chippewa Falls Waterworks supplies Tilden: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 13,375 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 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. WI6090456.
8 home internet providers serve Tilden
96% of 663 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomer Telephone Company | Fiber | 58% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 48% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 7% | 80/10 |
| 24-7 Telcom | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Tilden
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tilden, from the town’s own site.
Town of Tilden Recycling Center (Waste & Recycling Center)
10790 100th Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
- Sat8 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles with a #1 or #2 recycle symbol
- Books without covers
- Aluminum cans
Town of Tilden Brush Site
12809 113th St, Chippewa Falls WI 54729
From townoftilden.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Tilden (89%) is in Chippewa Falls Area School District; parts are in Bloomer School District (11%).
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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tilden spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tilden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tilden | ZIP’s residents in Tilden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54729 | Chippewa Falls, WI | 81% | 4% |
| 54724 | Bloomer, WI | 19% | 4% |
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 Tilden
Who supplies Tilden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Chippewa Falls Waterworks (EPA ID WI6090456). 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 2.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tilden?
Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Tilden?
Bloomer Telephone Company, Spectrum, Brightspeed, 24-7 Telcom, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tilden?
54729 (81%), 54724 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tilden in?
Chippewa Falls Area School District. Parts of the city are in Bloomer School District.
How do I register to vote in Tilden?
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 Tilden 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: Tilden’s own website (townoftilden.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.