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The Gingles handbook

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

Power in Gingles comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Gingles runs its own elections, so the Town of Gingles 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 Gingles, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve GinglesData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Gingles’ trash rules yetMore →SchoolAshland School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54806Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gingles.

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

Internet

Which providers serve Gingles

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Gingles, 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 & recycling

We don’t have Gingles’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gingles.

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

Gingles kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Ashland Middlein Ashland
9–12Ashland Highin Ashland

Gingles is in Ashland 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, electionsGingles’ government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Gingles ClerkGingles runs its own elections (town clerk). 50902 State Highway 112, Ashland, WI 54806-4403 · (715) 685-8452 · [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

Gingles is in ZIP code 54806

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GinglesZIP’s residents in Gingles
54806Ashland, WI100%6%

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 roomTamarack Health Ashland Medical Center3.1 miles awayGet a library cardVaughn Public Library502 W. Main St. · (715) 682-7060

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

Questions about living in Gingles

Who provides electricity in Gingles?

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Gingles?

54806. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gingles in?

Ashland School District.

How do I register to vote in Gingles?

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 Gingles 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.