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The Dover handbook

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

Power in Dover comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Dover runs its own elections, so the Town of Dover Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerRiverland Energy Cooperativecooperative utility · 16.2¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Dover’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolGilmanton School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54755, 54747, 54738Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative

Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dover. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Dover

94% of 275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nelson Communications CooperativeFiber94%1,000/1,000
Tri-County Communications CooperativeFiber3%1,000/1,000
Bug TusselFixed wireless85%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless3%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Dover’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dover.

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

Dover kids go to
PK–4Gilmanton Elementaryin Gilmanton
5–8Gilmanton Middlein Gilmanton
9–12Gilmanton Highin Gilmanton

Dover is in Gilmanton 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsDover’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Dover ClerkDover runs its own elections (town clerk). S891 County Road BB, Independence, WI 54747-8015 · (715) 946-3506 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dover spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DoverZIP’s residents in Dover
54755Mondovi, WI77%5%
54747Independence, WI21%4%
54738Eleva, WI1%0%

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 roomGundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics15 miles awayGet a library cardMondovi Public Library147 W. Hudson St. · (715) 926-4403

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

Questions about living in Dover

Who provides electricity in Dover?

Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Dover?

Nelson Communications Cooperative, Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dover?

54755 (77%), 54747 (21%), 54738 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dover in?

Gilmanton School District.

How do I register to vote in Dover?

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 Dover 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.