UTILITIES
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power) provides electricity
to
Brantwood, Catawba, Fifield, Kennan, Ogema, Park Falls, Phillips,
and Prentice. Natural gas is provided by Xcel Energy to Fifield,
Ogema, Park Falls, Phillips and Prentice. Price Electric
Co-Op,
Inc. provides electrical service to rural Price County customers.
Xcel Energy
Phone: 800-895-4999
www.xcelenergy.com
Price Electric Co-op
Phone: 715-339-2155
Phone: 800-884-0881
Phone: 800-889-7458 (after hours)
www.price-electric.com
Municipal water and sewage treatment facilities are
provided
by Park Falls, Phillips, Prentice, and Fifield.
Ogema and Kennan-Catawba
provide sewage treatment facilities. These facilities have
sufficient expansion
capacity to meet development needs well
into the future.
House
Heating Fuel
(% of population usage)
- Natural Gas 37%
- LP Gas 27%
- Wood 19%
- Electricity 8%
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COMMUNICATION
Newspapers
The-Bee (Phillips)
115 N. Lake Ave.
PO Box 170
Phone: 715-339-3036
www.phillipswi.com
The Park Falls Herald (Park Falls)
259 N. 2nd Ave
PO Box 410
Phone: 715-762-4940
www.parkfallswi.com
Local residents also receive The Extra Shopper and
The Zone
II Shopper.
| Television Stations |
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| WJFW-TV |
(NBC) |
Rhinelander |
| WLEF-TV |
(PBS) |
Park Falls |
| WSAW-TV |
(CBS) |
Wausau |
| WAOW-TV |
(ABC) |
Wausau |
| WEAU |
(NBC) |
Eau Claire |
| WFXS |
(FOX UPN) |
Wausau |
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| Radio Stations |
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| WCQM |
98.3 FM |
Park Falls |
| WNBI |
980 AM |
Park Falls |
| WHBM |
90.3 FM |
Park Falls |
| WJJH |
102.3 FM |
Park Falls |
Telephone
Price County Telephone Company
Phone: 715-339-2151
www.airstreamcomm.net/pricecty
Centurytel Telephone Company
Phone: 800-872-4016
www.centurytel.com
Internet Providers
Price County Telephone Company
CenturyNet
Cellular Companies
Alltel Communications,
Inc.
23731 Fr 195
Clam Lake, WI 54517
Phone: 715-794-2675
Cellular One Communications
7396 South Long Lake Road
Phillips, WI 54555
Phone: 715-339-6112
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HOUSING
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Home Owner
Rate
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80.7%
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Median
Home Cost
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$70,100
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Median
Rental Cost
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$404
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Average
Persons
per House
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2.37
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