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The Boaz handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Village of Boaz Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. For emergencies, Boaz is closest to Richland Hospital, 7.3 miles away.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMore →SchoolRichland School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code53581Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Boaz. 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

1 home internet providers serve Boaz

90% of 75 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Richland-Grant Telephone CompanyFiber81%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Boaz depends on your street

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeboazwi.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on d14tal8bchn59o.cloudfront.net →
Pickup

Your pickup week

What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageboazwi.gov →

From boazwi.gov, d14tal8bchn59o.cloudfront.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, January 1, 2025. 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.

Boaz kids go to
PK–2Richland Center Primary Schoolin Richland Center
3–6Richland Center Intermediate Schoolin Richland Center
7–12Richland Center Highin Richland Center

Boaz is in Richland 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, electionsBoaz’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereVillage of Boaz ClerkBoaz runs its own elections (city clerk). 17010 State Hwy 171, Richland Center, WI 53581 · (608) 536-3466 · [email protected]FVAP, May 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Boaz is in ZIP code 53581

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BoazZIP’s residents in Boaz
53581Richland Center, WI99%1%

A few homes fall in 53573.

Area code608Wikidata

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 roomRichland Hospital7.3 miles awayGet a library cardBrewer Public Library325 N. Central Ave. · (608) 647-6444

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

Questions about living in Boaz

Who provides electricity in Boaz?

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

What internet providers serve Boaz?

Richland-Grant Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Boaz?

53581. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Boaz in?

Richland School District.

How do I register to vote in Boaz?

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 Village of Boaz 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: Boaz’s own website (boazwi.gov, d14tal8bchn59o.cloudfront.net), 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.