Photo: myself · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Wautoma, WI: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Wautoma has Wautoma Collection Site at N3830 17th Drive; OpenStreetMap lists it open Wed 12 pm–4 pm, Sat 10 am–4 pm. Wautoma runs its own elections, so the Town of Wautoma Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wautoma, 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 Wautoma.
Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light
Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 61.6% of Wautoma residents. 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 Wautoma Water Dept
Wautoma Water Dept supplies Wautoma: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 2,280 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 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. WI4700718.
7 home internet providers serve Wautoma
61% of 773 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 61% | 80/10 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 36% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Marquette Adams Telephone Coop | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Wautoma Collection Site is open Wednesday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Wautoma, and where the rules are.
Wautoma Collection Site
N3830 17th Drive, Wautoma, WI, 54982
- Wednoon–4 pm
- Sat10 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Sep 2020. They can change with the season, so check cityofwautoma.com before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wautoma (85%) is in Wautoma Area School District; parts are in Wild Rose School District (15%).
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.
Wautoma spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wautoma residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wautoma | ZIP’s residents in Wautoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54982 | Wautoma, WI | 98% | 18% |
| 54984 | Wild Rose, WI | 2% | 1% |
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 Wautoma
When is the Wautoma Collection Site open?
Wed 12 pm–4 pm; Sat 10 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cityofwautoma.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Wautoma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wautoma Water Dept (EPA ID WI4700718). 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 3.1 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wautoma?
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 Wautoma?
Brightspeed, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Marquette Adams Telephone Coop, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wautoma?
54982 (98%), 54984 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wautoma in?
Wautoma Area School District. Parts of the city are in Wild Rose School District.
How do I register to vote in Wautoma?
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 Wautoma 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.