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The Little Black handbook

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

Power in Little Black comes from Taylor Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Little Black Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerTaylor Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Little Black’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMedford Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54451, 54480, 54425Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Little Black.

Electricity

Power comes from Taylor Electric Coop

Taylor Electric Coop (Taylor Electric Coop - (WI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Little Black.

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Little Black

100% of 505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TDS TelecomDSL, Fiber69%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber3%1,000/1,000
Country WirelessFixed wireless100%100/100
Bug TusselFixed wireless92%50/8
VerizonFixed wireless49%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless34%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 Little Black’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Little Black.

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

Little Black kids go to
PK–4Stetsonville ElementaryMedford Area School District
5–8Medford Middlein Medford
9–12Medford Highin Medford

Little Black is in Medford Area 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLittle Black’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Little Black ClerkLittle Black runs its own elections (town clerk). W7461 County Road O, Medford, WI 54451 · (715) 748-2506 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2026
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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Little Black spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Little BlackZIP’s residents in Little Black
54451Medford, WI73%7%
54480Stetsonville, WI19%17%
54425Dorchester, WI9%5%

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 roomAspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics4.5 miles awayGet a library cardJean M. Thomsen Memorial Library105 N. Gershwin St. · (715) 678-2892

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

Questions about living in Little Black

Who provides electricity in Little Black?

Taylor Electric Coop (Taylor Electric Coop - (WI)), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Little Black?

TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Country Wireless, Bug Tussel, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Little Black?

54451 (73%), 54480 (19%), 54425 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Little Black in?

Medford Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Little Black?

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 Little Black 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.