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The Crandon handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Town of Crandon Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. For an emergency, Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital is the closest ER, 18.3 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 Crandon, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWisconsin Public Serviceinvestor-owned utility · 17.2¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers61% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Crandon’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCrandon School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54520, 54511Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Crandon. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260

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

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Crandon

61% of 483 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable63%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL50%70/3
Bug TusselFixed wireless84%50/8
VerizonFixed wireless11%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless9%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 Crandon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crandon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck cityofcrandon.comOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Crandon 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.

Crandon kids go to
PK–5Crandon ElementaryCrandon School District
6–8Crandon MiddleCrandon School District
9–12Crandon HighCrandon School District

Crandon is in Crandon 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.

Official sitecityofcrandon.comCrandon’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsCrandon’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Crandon ClerkCrandon runs its own elections (town clerk). 5474 County RD S, Crandon, WI 54520 · (715) 478-7296 · [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

Crandon spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CrandonZIP’s residents in Crandon
54520Crandon, WI74%11%
54511Argonne, WI26%12%

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 roomAspirus Rhinelander Hospital18.3 miles awayGet a library cardCrandon Public Library110 W. Polk St. · (715) 478-3784

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

Questions about living in Crandon

Who provides electricity in Crandon?

Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Crandon?

Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Crandon?

54520 (74%), 54511 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Crandon in?

Crandon School District.

How do I register to vote in Crandon?

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 Crandon 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.