Living in Ford, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ford comes from Jump River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Ford runs its own elections, so the Town of Ford Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ford, 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 Ford.
Power comes from Jump River Electric Coop
Jump River Electric Coop (Jump River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 90.2% of Ford residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
6 home internet providers serve Ford
100% of 146 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 50/8 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Country Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ford’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ford.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ford is in Gilman 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.
Ford spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ford | ZIP’s residents in Ford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54433 | Gilman, WI | 95% | 14% |
| 54447 | Lublin, WI | 4% | 2% |
| 54498 | Withee, 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 Ford
Who provides electricity in Ford?
Jump River Electric Coop (Jump River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ford?
Bug Tussel, Spectrum, Brightspeed, Country Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ford?
54433 (95%), 54447 (4%), 54498 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ford in?
Gilman School District.
How do I register to vote in Ford?
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 Ford 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.