Living in Bass Lake, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bass Lake comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Bass Lake Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bass Lake, 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 Bass Lake.
Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bass Lake.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dry Town water system
The Dry Town water system supplies Bass Lake: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,030 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 055295310.
5 home internet providers serve Bass Lake
79% of 1,996 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 26% | 40/3 |
| Mosaic Technologies | Fiber | 17% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Norvado | Fiber, DSL | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Bass Lake: trash goes to the drop-off
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bass Lake, from the town’s own site.
Bass Lake Drop-off
- Wed9 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sun9 am–5 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Business Envelopes (window type ok)
- Business Forms
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Cereal/Detergents/Shoe Boxes
- Computer/Copy/Fax/Typing paper
- File Folders
- Junk Mail
- Ledger/Scratch Paper
- Magazines & Flyers
- Manila Envelopes
- Newspaper & Inserts
- Sticky Notes
- Telephone books
- Aluminum/Steel/Tin cans– SORTED
- Beer/wine/liquor bottles
From basslakewi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Bass Lake is in Hayward Community School District.
C+School 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.
Bass Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bass Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bass Lake | ZIP’s residents in Bass Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54843 | Hayward, WI | 95% | 21% |
| 54876 | Stone Lake, WI | 5% | 7% |
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 Bass Lake
Who supplies Bass Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dry Town water system (EPA ID 055295310). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bass Lake?
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Bass Lake?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Mosaic Technologies, Norvado, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bass Lake?
54843 (95%), 54876 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bass Lake in?
Hayward Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Bass Lake?
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 Bass Lake 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: Bass Lake’s own website (basslakewi.gov), 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.