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The Beaver handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Town of Beaver Clerk, which runs Beaver’s elections. For an emergency, HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 19.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Beaver. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Beaver

79% of 832 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber81%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL34%80/10
Bug TusselFixed wireless63%50/8
Bertram CommunicationsFixed wireless59%100/20
Nsight TelservicesFixed wireless45%100/10
T-MobileFixed wireless8%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 Beaver

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

Drop-off

Recycle center

8650 W 18th Rd, Crivitz, WI 54114

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
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  • Wed3 pm–6 pm
  • Sat8 am–noon
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

From townofbeaver.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.

Beaver kids go to
PK–5Coleman Elementaryin Coleman
6–8Coleman Middlein Coleman
9–12Coleman Highin Coleman

Most of Beaver (80%) is in Coleman School District; parts are in Crivitz School District (20%).

A−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.

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

Beaver spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BeaverZIP’s residents in Beaver
54161Pound, WI66%27%
54114Crivitz, WI34%7%

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.

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

Questions about living in Beaver

Who provides electricity in Beaver?

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Beaver?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel, Bertram Communications, Nsight Telservices, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Beaver?

54161 (66%), 54114 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Beaver in?

Coleman School District. Parts of the city are in Crivitz School District.

How do I register to vote in Beaver?

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 Beaver 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: Beaver’s own website (townofbeaver.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.