Living in Boulder Junction, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Boulder Junction comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Boulder Junction Clerk, which runs Boulder Junction’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boulder Junction, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Boulder Junction.
Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Boulder Junction.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hiawatha Mh Estates Clbhse water system
The Hiawatha Mh Estates Clbhse water system supplies Boulder Junction: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 124 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WI7440118.
3 home internet providers serve Boulder Junction
90% of 1,409 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 940/940 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Boulder Junction
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boulder Junction, from the town’s own site.
Town of Boulder Junction transfer site
1000 Old Highway K, Boulder Junction, WI
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From townofboulderjunction.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boulder Junction is in two districts that split the grades: North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Boulder Junction spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Boulder Junction residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boulder Junction | ZIP’s residents in Boulder Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54512 | Boulder Junction, WI | 93% | 97% |
| 54545 | Manitowish Waters, WI | 7% | 9% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Boulder Junction
Who supplies Boulder Junction’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hiawatha Mh Estates Clbhse water system (EPA ID WI7440118). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boulder Junction?
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Boulder Junction?
Brightspeed, Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boulder Junction?
54512 (93%), 54545 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boulder Junction in?
North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Boulder Junction?
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 Boulder Junction Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Boulder Junction’s own website (townofboulderjunction.org), read Oct 22, 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.