Living in Wheaton, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wheaton comes from Dunn County Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Wheaton Clerk, which runs Wheaton’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wheaton, 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 Wheaton.
Power comes from Dunn County Electric Coop
Dunn County Electric Coop (Dunn County Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 71.2% of Wheaton residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: dairynet.com · (608) 788-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Eau Claire Waterworks
Eau Claire Waterworks supplies Wheaton: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 70,587 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI6180230.
9 home internet providers serve Wheaton
100% of 1,250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative | Fiber | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| 24-7 Telcom | Fiber | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 20% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bloomer Telephone Company | Fiber | 5% | 2,500/2,500 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 2% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wheaton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wheaton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wheaton (65%) is in Chippewa Falls Area School District; parts are in Elk Mound Area School District (22%) and Eau Claire Area School District (14%).
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.
Wheaton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wheaton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wheaton | ZIP’s residents in Wheaton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54739 | Elk Mound, WI | 42% | 22% |
| 54729 | Chippewa Falls, WI | 38% | 3% |
| 54703 | Eau Claire, WI | 20% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 54730.
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 Wheaton
Who supplies Wheaton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Eau Claire Waterworks (EPA ID WI6180230). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wheaton?
Dunn County Electric Coop (Dunn County Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wheaton?
West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative, 24-7 Telcom, Spectrum, Bloomer Telephone Company, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wheaton?
54739 (42%), 54729 (38%), 54703 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wheaton in?
Chippewa Falls Area School District. Parts of the city are in Elk Mound Area School District and Eau Claire Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Wheaton?
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 Wheaton 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.