Infrastructure
Contact the City Administrator at 608-723-7445, for more information!
Utilities
Electrical
- Supplied by: Alliant Energy Utilities
Natural Gas
- Supplied by: WE Energies Company
Water
- Supplied by: City of Lancaster - Room to Grow at Lancaster's High Capacity Wastewater Treatment Facility Video
- Source: Three Deep Wells
- Max. Pumping Capacity: 2.56 MG/D
- Peak Daily Use: 1.00 MG/D
- Storage Capacity: 875,000 gal.
Sanitary Sewer
- Supplied by: City of Lancaster
- Design Capacity: 748,000 G/D
- Avg. Daily Use: 350,000 G/D
Telecommunications
- Supplied by: TDS
- Digital Service: Yes
- Special Services: OC-48 Fiber Optic Collapsible Ring to City & Industrial Park, ISDN, Centrex, Voice Mail
Fire Protection
- Volunteer Fire Department
- Fire Protection Class: 3
Transportation
Air Service
- Dubuque Regional Airport (35 miles):
- Dane County Regional Airport, Madison (75 miles)
- Local Airport: Lancaster Municipal Airport (2 miles south of city) – 3,840 ft. paved
Highways
- Nearest Interstate: I-90/94, Distance: 70 miles
- Next Nearest Interstate: I-80, Distance: 90 miles
- U.S. Highways: US-18, 61 & 151 (4-lane)
- State Highways: 35 & 81
Rail Service
- Burlington Northern (30 miles)
- Piggy-back available
Barge / Port
- Facilities available at Dubuque IA (30 miles)
Major Employers
Manufacturing
- Bemis– flex. printing – 150-200
- Skyline Homes – manufactured and modular homes – 100-150
- Foremost Farms USA – dairy products – 50-100
- Loudspeaker Components – speaker cones – 65-85
- Saputo – goat cheese – 30
Non-Manufacturing
- County of Grant – government – 300-350
- Lancaster School District – K-12 education – 150-200
- Orchard Manor – county care center and nursing home – 150-200
- Grant Regional Health Center – hospital – 250
- Lancaster Care Center – nursing home – 50-100
- Piggly Wiggly Supermarket – retail food – 50-100
Emergency Services
Hospitals / Clinics / Long-Term Care
- Grant Regional Heath Center, Lancaster
- Grant Community Clinic, Lancaster
- Family Medical Center Clinic, Lancaster
- High Point Family Medical Clinic, Lancaster
- Lancaster Dental Associates
- Farmer Family Dental Center, Lancaster
- Lancaster Chiropractic and Wellness Center
- Orchard Manor (county residential home), Lancaster
- Atrium Post Acute Care