Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hayward, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hayward comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Hayward has its own drop-off, Town of Hayward Transfer Site Waste and Recycling.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hayward, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Hayward.
Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hayward.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dry Town water system
The Dry Town water system supplies Hayward: about 15% of residents live in its service area. Hayward Water Utility serves another 5%. About 76% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,030 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 055295310.
6 home internet providers serve Hayward
80% of 2,292 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Norvado | DSL, Fiber | 23% | 100/30 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 14% | 60/5 |
| Bevcomm | Fiber, DSL | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Hayward has its own drop-off: Town of Hayward Transfer Site Waste and Recycling
Where to take trash and recycling in Hayward, and where the rules are.
Town of Hayward Transfer Site Waste and Recycling
Before you go, check the rules on cityofhaywardwi.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2016). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hayward (97%) is in Hayward Community School District; parts are in Winter School District (3%).
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hayward is in ZIP code 54843
ZIP codes where Hayward residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hayward | ZIP’s residents in Hayward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54843 | Hayward, WI | 99% | 30% |
A few homes fall in 54828.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hayward
Who supplies Hayward’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dry Town water system (EPA ID 055295310). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hayward?
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Hayward?
Spectrum, Norvado, CenturyLink, Bevcomm, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hayward?
54843. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hayward in?
Hayward Community School District. Parts of the city are in Winter School District.
How do I register to vote in Hayward?
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 Hayward Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- 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.