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The Frankfort handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Town of Frankfort Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. For an emergency, Marshfield Medical Center is the closest ER, 16 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.6¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Frankfort’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolColby School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54426, 54421, 54484 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Frankfort. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-2999

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Frankfort

100% of 290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber94%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL60%90/5
Bug TusselFixed wireless, Fiber18%1,000/1,000
Country WirelessFixed wireless100%100/100
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless13%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Frankfort’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Frankfort.

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

Frankfort kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Frankfort (38%) is in Colby School District; parts are in Stratford School District (37%) and Edgar School District (20%) and Abbotsford School District (4%).

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, electionsFrankfort’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Frankfort ClerkFrankfort runs its own elections (town clerk). 222650 County RD E, Stratford, WI 54484 · (715) 297-0645 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Frankfort spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FrankfortZIP’s residents in Frankfort
54426Edgar, WI48%7%
54421Colby, WI31%5%
54484Stratford, WI19%2%
54411Athens, WI3%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 roomMarshfield Medical Center16 miles awayGet a library cardColby Community Library505 W. Spence St. · (715) 223-2000

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

Questions about living in Frankfort

Who provides electricity in Frankfort?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Frankfort?

Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Country Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Frankfort?

54426 (48%), 54421 (31%), 54484 (19%), 54411 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Frankfort in?

Colby School District. Parts of the city are in Stratford School District and Edgar School District and Abbotsford School District.

How do I register to vote in Frankfort?

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 Frankfort 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.