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Birnamwood Wisconsin Downtown North July 2011 US 45Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Birnamwood handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the Town of Birnamwood Clerk: Birnamwood runs its own elections. The ER is a drive from Birnamwood: the closest is Langlade Hospital, 15.7 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve BirnamwoodData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Birnamwood’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWittenberg-Birnamwood School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54414, 54499, 54427Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Birnamwood. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

Which providers serve Birnamwood

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Birnamwood.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Birnamwood 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.

Birnamwood kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Wittenberg-Birnamwood Highin Wittenberg

Birnamwood is in Wittenberg-Birnamwood 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, electionsBirnamwood’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Birnamwood ClerkBirnamwood runs its own elections (town clerk). N9291 Riverview RD, Birnamwood, WI 54414 · (715) 370-8884 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Birnamwood spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BirnamwoodZIP’s residents in Birnamwood
54414Birnamwood, WI57%12%
54499Wittenberg, WI28%6%
54427Eland, WI15%9%

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 roomLanglade Hospital15.7 miles awayGet a library cardShawano County LibraryNearest branch: Birnamwood Branch, 337 Main St. · (715) 449-2576

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

Questions about living in Birnamwood

Who provides electricity in Birnamwood?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Birnamwood?

54414 (57%), 54499 (28%), 54427 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Birnamwood in?

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District.

How do I register to vote in Birnamwood?

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 Birnamwood 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.