Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Trempealeau, WI: what to set up and who to call
Trempealeau runs its own electric utility, Village of Trempealeau. In Trempealeau you hire your own trash hauler; Hilltopper Refuse and Recycling picks up on Tuesdays.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Trempealeau, 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 Trempealeau.
Power comes from Village of Trempealeau
Village of Trempealeau (Village of Trempealeau - (WI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Trempealeau.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Trempealeau Waterworks
Trempealeau Waterworks supplies Trempealeau: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 1,888 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
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. WI6620332.
6 home internet providers serve Trempealeau
98% of 918 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Communications Cooperative | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 250/25 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 78% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 98% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| HBC | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Trempealeau is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Trempealeau, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Tue · which week: trempealeauwi.gov
Southern Trempealeau County Solid Waste Commission (STCSWC)
W21488 WI-54, Galesville, WI 54630
Village Resident Compost Site
23993 1st Street, Trempealeau, WI (next to the Sewer Plant)
From trempealeauwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-01, 2026-06-04, 2026-06-04T19:03:46-05:00. 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.
Trempealeau is in Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Trempealeau is in ZIP code 54661
ZIP codes where Trempealeau residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Trempealeau | ZIP’s residents in Trempealeau |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54661 | Trempealeau, WI | 100% | 48% |
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 Trempealeau
Who supplies Trempealeau’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Trempealeau Waterworks (EPA ID WI6620332). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Trempealeau?
Village of Trempealeau (Village of Trempealeau - (WI)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Trempealeau?
Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile, HBC (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Trempealeau?
54661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Trempealeau in?
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.
How do I register to vote in Trempealeau?
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 Trempealeau 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: Trempealeau’s own website (trempealeauwi.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.