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The La Follette handbook

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

Power in La Follette comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in La Follette are run by La Follette itself; register with the Town of La Follette Clerk.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerPolk-Burnett Electric Coopcooperative utility · 16.0¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have La Follette’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSiren School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54893, 54837, 54871 +2Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in La Follette.

Electricity

Power comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop

Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of La Follette. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

5 home internet providers serve La Follette

84% of 497 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Siren Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL81%1,000/1,000
Starwire TechnologiesFiber6%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL5%60/5
T-MobileFixed wireless23%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have La Follette’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Follette.

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

La Follette kids go to
PK–5Siren Elementaryin Siren
6–12Siren Highin Siren

La Follette is in Siren 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, electionsLa Follette’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of La Follette ClerkLa Follette runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 322, Siren, WI 54872 · (612) 865-1534 · [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

La Follette spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of La FolletteZIP’s residents in La Follette
54893Webster, WI54%7%
54837Frederic, WI18%3%
54871Shell Lake, WI14%2%
54845Hertel, WI12%49%
54872Siren, WI3%1%

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 roomIndianhead Medical Center15.4 miles awayGet a library cardLarsen Family Public Library7401 W. Main St. · (715) 866-7697

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

Questions about living in La Follette

Who provides electricity in La Follette?

Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve La Follette?

Siren Telephone Company, Starwire Technologies, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in La Follette?

54893 (54%), 54837 (18%), 54871 (14%), 54845 (12%), 54872 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is La Follette in?

Siren School District.

How do I register to vote in La Follette?

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 La Follette 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.