Living in Draper, WI: what to set up and who to call
Draper runs its own elections, so the Town of Draper Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The nearest emergency room is Flambeau Hospital, 17.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Draper, 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 Draper.
Power comes from North Central Power Co
North Central Power Co (North Central Power Co Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Draper. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $74 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 Draper
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Draper, 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.
Trash and recycling in Draper
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Draper, from the town’s own site.
Drop Off Site
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics that have the recycling triangle logo stamped on the bottom
- Cans
- Glass bottles
- Newspaper
- Broken down cardboard
From townofdraperwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-19. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Draper is in Winter 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Draper spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Draper residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Draper | ZIP’s residents in Draper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54896 | Winter, WI | 98% | 14% |
| 54552 | Park Falls, WI | 2% | 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 Draper
Who provides electricity in Draper?
North Central Power Co (North Central Power Co Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Draper?
54896 (98%), 54552 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Draper in?
Winter School District.
How do I register to vote in Draper?
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 Draper 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: Draper’s own website (townofdraperwi.gov), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.