Photo: Billertl · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ashland, WI: what to set up and who to call
Ashland Water Utility reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 80% of systems its size reported none. Power in Ashland comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashland, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Ashland.
Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ashland.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ashland Water Utility
Ashland Water Utility supplies almost all of Ashland. It draws surface water and serves 8,000 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 6.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 18.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI8020373.
6 home internet providers serve Ashland
97% of 3,366 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Norvado | Fiber | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bayfield Wireless | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ashland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ashland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on coawi.org
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
City Garage yard waste drop-off
2020 6th Street East, Ashland, WI 54806
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Office paper products
- Phone books
- Flattened cardboard
- Hardcover books (covers removed)
- Wrapping paper (no foil or ribbon)
- Empty paper towel/toilet paper rolls
- Brown, green, blue & clear glass bottles & jars
- Aluminum & tin food & beverage containers
- All plastic bottles & containers marked #1, #2, #5
- Coffee & beverage containers
- Milk/water/juice bottles
From coawi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ashland is in Ashland School District.
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ashland is in ZIP code 54806
ZIP codes where Ashland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashland | ZIP’s residents in Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54806 | Ashland, WI | 100% | 69% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Ashland
Who supplies Ashland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ashland Water Utility (EPA ID WI8020373). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashland?
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ashland?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Norvado, Bayfield Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashland?
54806. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashland in?
Ashland School District.
How do I register to vote in Ashland?
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 City of Ashland Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Ashland’s own website (coawi.org), read Oct 21, 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.