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

Power in Anson comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Anson Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerChippewa Valley Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet5 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMore →SchoolChippewa Falls Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54729, 54748, 54727Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 59.3% of Anson residents.

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

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Anson

89% of 1,118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber86%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL18%80/10
VerizonFixed wireless67%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless40%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Anson

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Anson, from the town’s own site.

The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecycling Guidelines (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsSpring Clean Up Day April 25, 2026 8:00am-12:00pm; Fall Clean Up Day date TBD; drop-offs limited to two yards

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check thetownofanson.com →

From thetownofanson.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Anson kids go to
K–5Jim Falls ElementaryChippewa Falls Area School District
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Anson (60%) is in Chippewa Falls Area School District; parts are in Cadott Community School District (39%).

B−School gradeSee 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.

Official siteansontownship.comAnson’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsAnson’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Anson ClerkAnson runs its own elections (town clerk). 16827 105TH Ave, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 · (715) 579-1648 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Anson spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AnsonZIP’s residents in Anson
54729Chippewa Falls, WI57%4%
54748Jim Falls, WI23%45%
54727Cadott, WI20%9%

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 roomMayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley13.3 miles awayGet a library cardCadott Community Library331 N. Main St. · (715) 289-4950

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

Questions about living in Anson

Who provides electricity in Anson?

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Anson?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Anson?

54729 (57%), 54748 (23%), 54727 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Anson in?

Chippewa Falls Area School District. Parts of the city are in Cadott Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Anson?

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 Anson 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: Anson’s own website (thetownofanson.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.