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The Bayfront handbook

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

Bayfront has no town government of its own, so Ashland County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ashland School District. Power in Bayfront comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Bayfront has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Ashland County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bayfront’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve BayfrontData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bayfront’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAshland School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54806Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bayfront.

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

Internet

Which providers serve Bayfront

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Bayfront, 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 Bayfront’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bayfront.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBayfront has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bayfront kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Ashland Middlein Ashland
9–12Ashland Highin Ashland

Bayfront is in Ashland 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Bayfront is unincorporated, so Ashland County is the local government.

Local governmentAshland CountyBayfront is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTown of Sanborn ClerkElections here are run by Town of Sanborn (Ashland County) (town or city clerk). PO Box 93, Sand Creek, WI 54765 · (715) 658-1795 · [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

Bayfront is in ZIP code 54806

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BayfrontZIP’s residents in Bayfront
54806Ashland, WI100%1%

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 roomTamarack Health Ashland Medical Center6.1 miles awayGet a library cardVaughn Public Library502 W. Main St. · (715) 682-7060

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

Questions about living in Bayfront

Who provides electricity in Bayfront?

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Bayfront?

54806. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bayfront in?

Ashland School District.

How do I register to vote in Bayfront?

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 Sanborn 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.