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The Alvin handbook

Living in Alvin, WI: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Town of Alvin Clerk, which runs Alvin’s elections. Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, 13.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alvin, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWe Energiesinvestor-owned utility · 20.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve AlvinData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Alvin’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCrandon School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54542Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Alvin.

Electricity

Power comes from We Energies

We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 94.8% of Alvin residents. Its homes paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Alvin

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alvin, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Alvin’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alvin.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Alvin or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Alvin kids go to
PK–5Crandon Elementaryin Crandon
6–8Crandon Middlein Crandon
9–12Crandon Highin Crandon

Alvin is in Crandon School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsAlvin’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Alvin ClerkAlvin runs its own elections (town clerk). 16942 State Highway 55, Alvin, WI 54542 · (715) 565-3323 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alvin is in ZIP code 54542

ZIP codes where Alvin residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlvinZIP’s residents in Alvin
54542Long Lake, WI100%32%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomAspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics13.7 miles awayGet a library cardWest Iron District Library116 West Genesee Street · (906) 265-2831

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Alvin

Who provides electricity in Alvin?

We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Alvin?

54542. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alvin in?

Crandon School District.

How do I register to vote in Alvin?

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 Alvin Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.