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The Hackett handbook

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

Power in Hackett comes from Price Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Hackett Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerPrice Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers85% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hackett’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolPrentice School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54556, 54555, 54513Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Price Electric Coop

Price Electric Coop (Price Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hackett.

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Hackett

85% of 160 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NorvadoFiber77%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL5%40/3
T-MobileFixed wireless11%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless8%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hackett’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hackett.

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

Hackett kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Hackett (72%) is in Prentice School District; parts are in Phillips School District (28%).

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, electionsHackett’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Hackett ClerkHackett runs its own elections (town clerk). N5766 Sams LN, Prentice, WI 54556-9451 · (715) 428-2004 · [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

Hackett spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HackettZIP’s residents in Hackett
54556Prentice, WI65%10%
54555Phillips, WI23%1%
54513Brantwood, WI12%5%

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 roomFlambeau Hospital23.9 miles awayGet a library cardPhillips Public Library286 Cherry St. · (715) 339-2868

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

Questions about living in Hackett

Who provides electricity in Hackett?

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

What internet providers serve Hackett?

Norvado, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hackett?

54556 (65%), 54555 (23%), 54513 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hackett in?

Prentice School District. Parts of the city are in Phillips School District.

How do I register to vote in Hackett?

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 Hackett 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.