Infrastructure
Electricity supplied by Alliant Energy
Natural Gas supplied by WE Energies
Water supplied by City of Lancaster. Water source: Three deep wells. Maximum pumping capacity: 2.56 MG/day. Peak daily use: 1 MG/day. Storage capacity: 875,000 gallons.
Sanitary Sewer supplied by City of Lancaster.Design capacity: 748,000 gallons/day. Average daily use: 350,000 gallons/day.
Telecommunications supplied by TDS. Includes OC-48 Fiber Optic Collapsible Ring to City & Industrial Park, ISDN, Centrex, Voice Mail.
Fire Protection provided byLancaster-basedvolunteer fire department (Fire Protection Class: 3)
Transportation
Highways
- US Highway 61 and State Highways 35, 81 and 129 run through Lancaster
- US Highway 18: 10 miles north
- US Highway 151 (4 lane): 23 miles south
- Nearest Interstate: I-90, 74 miles north
- Next Nearest Interstates: I-90, 86 miles east; I-80, 97 miles south
Air Service
- Lancaster Municipal Airport (2 miles south): 3,840-foot paved runway
- Dubuque Regional Airport (39 miles south)
- Dane County Regional Airport, Madison (88 miles east)
Rail Service
- Burlington Northern (30 miles south)
- Piggy-back available
Barge / Port
- Facilities available at Dubuque (31 miles south)
Major Employers
- Manufacturing: Amcor(flexible printing), Foremost Farms USA (dairy products), Loudspeaker Components (electronics), Premier Co-op (agricultural XX), Skyline Homes (manufactured and modular housing)