Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Birch Creek

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The Birch Creek handbook

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

Power in Birch Creek comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Birch Creek are run by Birch Creek itself; register with the Town of Birch Creek Clerk.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerChippewa Valley Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Birch Creek’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLake Holcombe School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54745Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Birch Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Birch Creek.

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Birch Creek

97% of 474 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NTERAFiber94%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL21%80/10
Citizens Telephone CooperativeFiber2%2,500/2,500
Bug TusselFixed wireless45%50/8
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless7%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Birch Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Birch Creek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Birch Creek or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Birch Creek kids go to
PK–5Holcombe Elementaryin Holcombe
6–8Lake Holcombe Middlein Holcombe
9–12Holcombe Highin Holcombe

Birch Creek is in Lake Holcombe 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsBirch Creek’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Birch Creek ClerkBirch Creek runs its own elections (town clerk). 26344 240TH ST, Holcombe, WI 54745-5706 · (715) 595-4996 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Birch Creek is in ZIP code 54745

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Birch CreekZIP’s residents in Birch Creek
54745Holcombe, WI100%22%

A few homes fall in 54732.

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 roomMarshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith15.3 miles awayGet a library cardCornell Public Library117 N. Third St. · (715) 239-3709

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

Questions about living in Birch Creek

Who provides electricity in Birch Creek?

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Birch Creek?

NTERA, Brightspeed, Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Birch Creek?

54745. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Birch Creek in?

Lake Holcombe School District.

How do I register to vote in Birch Creek?

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 Birch Creek 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.