Living in Dewey, WI: what to set up and who to call
Dewey runs its own elections, so the Town of Dewey Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Indianhead Medical Center, 7.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dewey, 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 Dewey.
Power comes from Northwestern Wisconsin Elec
Northwestern Wisconsin Elec (Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dewey. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $84 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 Dewey
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Dewey, 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 Dewey’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dewey.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dewey (86%) is in Shell Lake School District; parts are in Spooner Area 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dewey spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dewey residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dewey | ZIP’s residents in Dewey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54871 | Shell Lake, WI | 83% | 14% |
| 54845 | Hertel, WI | 12% | 51% |
| 54801 | Spooner, WI | 5% | 0% |
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 Dewey
Who provides electricity in Dewey?
Northwestern Wisconsin Elec (Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Dewey?
54871 (83%), 54845 (12%), 54801 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dewey in?
Shell Lake School District. Parts of the city are in Spooner Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Dewey?
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 Dewey 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.