Living in Crystal, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Crystal comes from Barron Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Crystal runs its own elections, so the Town of Crystal Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crystal, 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 Crystal.
Power comes from Barron Electric Coop
Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Crystal. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Crystal
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Crystal, 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.
We don’t have Crystal’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crystal.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Crystal is in Spooner Area 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.
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.
Crystal spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Crystal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crystal | ZIP’s residents in Crystal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54801 | Spooner, WI | 79% | 3% |
| 54875 | Springbrook, WI | 14% | 4% |
| 54888 | Trego, WI | 7% | 1% |
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 Crystal
Who provides electricity in Crystal?
Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Crystal?
54801 (79%), 54875 (14%), 54888 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crystal in?
Spooner Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Crystal?
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 Crystal 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.