Living in Lake Tomahawk, WI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Lake Tomahawk are run by Lake Tomahawk itself; register with the Town of Lake Tomahawk Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Lake Tomahawk: Lakeland Union High School District and Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Tomahawk, 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 Lake Tomahawk.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Tomahawk. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mcnaughton Correctional Center water system
The Mcnaughton Correctional Center water system supplies Lake Tomahawk: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 133 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, 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. WI7440115.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Tomahawk
85% of 1,110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 44% | 10/1 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 76% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Tomahawk’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Tomahawk.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Tomahawk is in two districts that split the grades: Lakeland Union High School District and Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District.
B−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Tomahawk spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Tomahawk residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Tomahawk | ZIP’s residents in Lake Tomahawk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54539 | Lake Tomahawk, WI | 86% | 65% |
| 54531 | Hazelhurst, WI | 8% | 6% |
| 54529 | Harshaw, WI | 6% | 6% |
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 Lake Tomahawk
Who supplies Lake Tomahawk’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcnaughton Correctional Center water system (EPA ID WI7440115). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Tomahawk?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Tomahawk?
Spectrum, Frontier, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Tomahawk?
54539 (86%), 54531 (8%), 54529 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Tomahawk in?
Lakeland Union High School District and Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Tomahawk?
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 Tomahawk 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.