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The Cooks Valley handbook

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

Power in Cooks Valley comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Cooks Valley Clerk, which runs Cooks Valley’s elections.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerChippewa Valley Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cooks Valley’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBloomer School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54724, 54730Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Cooks Valley.

Electricity

Power comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 89.0% of Cooks Valley residents.

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Cooks Valley

93% of 321 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Bloomer Telephone CompanyFiber91%2,500/2,500
CenturyLinkDSL3%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless47%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless32%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cooks Valley’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cooks Valley.

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

Cooks Valley kids go to
PK–4Bloomer Elementaryin Bloomer
5–8Bloomer Middlein Bloomer
9–12Bloomer Highin Bloomer

Most of Cooks Valley (86%) is in Bloomer School District; parts are in Colfax School District (14%).

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, electionsCooks Valley’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Cooks Valley ClerkCooks Valley runs its own elections (town clerk). 6933 160TH Ave, Bloomer, WI 54724 · (715) 828-2395 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 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 Jun 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Cooks Valley spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cooks ValleyZIP’s residents in Cooks Valley
54724Bloomer, WI92%9%
54730Colfax, WI8%1%

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 roomMayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley4.4 miles awayGet a library cardG.E. Bleskacek Family Memorial Library1519 17th Ave. · (715) 568-2384

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

Questions about living in Cooks Valley

Who provides electricity in Cooks Valley?

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

What internet providers serve Cooks Valley?

Bloomer Telephone Company, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cooks Valley?

54724 (92%), 54730 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cooks Valley in?

Bloomer School District. Parts of the city are in Colfax School District.

How do I register to vote in Cooks Valley?

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 Cooks Valley 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.