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The Hale handbook

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

Power in Hale comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Hale Clerk, which runs Hale’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 Hale, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerRiverland Energy Cooperativecooperative utility · 16.2¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hale’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWhitehall School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54758, 54773, 54770 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Riverland Energy Cooperative

Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hale. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Hale

89% of 629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tri-County Communications CooperativeFiber92%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless14%25/6
Bug TusselFixed wireless4%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless2%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hale’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hale.

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

Hale kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Hale (57%) is in Whitehall School District; parts are in Osseo-Fairchild School District (24%) and Independence School District (15%) and Eleva-Strum School District (4%).

C+School gradeSee 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, electionsHale’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Hale ClerkHale runs its own elections (town clerk). N42111 County Road O, Whitehall, WI 54773 · (715) 694-2113 · [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

Hale spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HaleZIP’s residents in Hale
54758Osseo, WI48%11%
54773Whitehall, WI25%8%
54770Strum, WI20%10%
54747Independence, WI7%3%

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 roomGundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics5.3 miles awayGet a library cardWhitehall Community Library36351 Main St. · (715) 538-4107

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

Questions about living in Hale

Who provides electricity in Hale?

Riverland Energy Cooperative (Riverland Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Hale?

Tri-County Communications Cooperative, Verizon, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hale?

54758 (48%), 54773 (25%), 54770 (20%), 54747 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hale in?

Whitehall School District. Parts of the city are in Osseo-Fairchild School District and Independence School District and Eleva-Strum School District.

How do I register to vote in Hale?

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 Hale 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.