Photo: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Bayfield, WI: what to set up and who to call
The Red Cliff North water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2024. Power in Bayfield comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bayfield, 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 Bayfield.
Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bayfield.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Red Cliff North water system
The Red Cliff North water system supplies Bayfield: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 2,080 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jul 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 055295802.
Which providers serve Bayfield
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Bayfield, 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 and recycling in Bayfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bayfield, from the town’s own site.
BRB Recycling Transfer Center
35945 State Highway 13, Bayfield, WI 54814
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Wed2 pm–6 pm
From cityofbayfield.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Updated 1-2023. 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.
Bayfield is in Bayfield 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.
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.
Bayfield is in ZIP code 54814
ZIP codes where Bayfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bayfield | ZIP’s residents in Bayfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54814 | Bayfield, WI | 100% | 26% |
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 Bayfield
Who supplies Bayfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Red Cliff North water system (EPA ID 055295802). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bayfield?
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Bayfield?
54814. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bayfield in?
Bayfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Bayfield?
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 Bayfield 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: Bayfield’s own website (cityofbayfield.com), read Oct 22, 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): pending.