Photo: RRGreenough · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Tomah, WI: what to set up and who to call
Tomah Waterworks reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Apr 2025. Voting is local here: the City of Tomah Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tomah, 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 Tomah.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tomah. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Tomah Waterworks
Tomah Waterworks supplies almost all of Tomah. It draws ground water and serves 9,192 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Apr 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WI6420254.
8 home internet providers serve Tomah
99% of 3,444 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 82% | 80/10 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 34% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Lynxx Networks | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tomah depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tomah, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on tomahwi.gov →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
From tomahwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Tomah is in Tomah Area 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tomah is in ZIP code 54660
ZIP codes where Tomah residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tomah | ZIP’s residents in Tomah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54660 | Tomah, WI | 100% | 60% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Tomah
Who supplies Tomah’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tomah Waterworks (EPA ID WI6420254). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tomah?
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tomah?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, TDS Telecom, Lynxx Networks, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tomah?
54660. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tomah in?
Tomah Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Tomah?
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 Tomah 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: Tomah’s own website (tomahwi.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.