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The Lake Holcombe handbook

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

Power in Lake Holcombe comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Lake Holcombe runs its own elections, so the Town of Lake Holcombe Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerChippewa Valley Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake Holcombe’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLake Holcombe School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54745Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lake Holcombe.

Electricity

Power comes from Chippewa Valley Electric Coop

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 77.2% of Lake Holcombe residents.

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

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lake Holcombe

96% of 937 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NTERAFiber97%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL37%80/10
Bug TusselFixed wireless28%50/8
VerizonFixed wireless10%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless2%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 Lake Holcombe’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Holcombe.

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

Lake Holcombe kids go to
PK–5Holcombe ElementaryLake Holcombe School District
6–8Lake Holcombe MiddleLake Holcombe School District
9–12Holcombe HighLake Holcombe School District

Most of Lake Holcombe (99%) is in Lake Holcombe School District.

DSchool 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, electionsLake Holcombe’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Lake Holcombe ClerkLake Holcombe runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 280, Holcombe, WI 54745-0280 · (715) 773-0172 · [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

Lake Holcombe is in ZIP code 54745

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake HolcombeZIP’s residents in Lake Holcombe
54745Holcombe, WI100%46%

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 roomMarshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith15.3 miles awayGet a library cardCornell Public Library117 N. Third St. · (715) 239-3709

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

Questions about living in Lake Holcombe

Who provides electricity in Lake Holcombe?

Chippewa Valley Electric Coop (Chippewa Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Lake Holcombe?

NTERA, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lake Holcombe?

54745. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Holcombe in?

Lake Holcombe School District.

How do I register to vote in Lake Holcombe?

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 Lake Holcombe 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.