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The Gurney handbook

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

Power in Gurney comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Gurney Clerk, which runs Gurney’s elections.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve GurneyData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Gurney’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHurley School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54559Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

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

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

Internet

Which providers serve Gurney

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Gurney, 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 Gurney’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gurney.

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

Gurney kids go to
PK–5Hurley Elementaryin Hurley
6–12Hurley Highin Hurley

Gurney is in Hurley 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, electionsGurney’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Gurney ClerkGurney runs its own elections (town clerk). 13831N State Highway 169, Gurney, WI 54559 · (715) 209-1027 · [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

Gurney is in ZIP code 54559

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GurneyZIP’s residents in Gurney
54559Saxon, WI100%19%

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 roomAspirus Ironwood Hospital19 miles awayGet a library cardLegion Memorial Library106 Iron St. · (715) 274-8331

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

Questions about living in Gurney

Who provides electricity in Gurney?

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

What ZIP codes are in Gurney?

54559. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gurney in?

Hurley School District.

How do I register to vote in Gurney?

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 Gurney 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.