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The Manitowish Waters handbook

Living in Manitowish Waters, WI: what to set up and who to call

Power in Manitowish Waters comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Manitowish Waters Clerk, which runs Manitowish Waters’ elections.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Manitowish Waters’ trash rules yetMore →SchoolNorth Lakeland and Lakeland Union High districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54545Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Manitowish Waters.

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Manitowish Waters.

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Manitowish Waters

93% of 1,175 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber95%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless17%80/10
T-MobileFixed wireless18%25/3
Bug TusselFixed wireless2%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Manitowish Waters’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Manitowish Waters.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck mwtown.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Manitowish Waters 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.

Manitowish Waters kids go to
PK–8North Lakeland ElementaryNorth Lakeland School District
9–12Lakeland Highin Minocqua

Manitowish Waters is in two districts that split the grades: North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High 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.

Official sitemwtown.orgManitowish Waters’ own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsManitowish Waters’ government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Manitowish Waters ClerkManitowish Waters runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 267, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 · (715) 543-8400 · [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

Manitowish Waters is in ZIP code 54545

ZIP codes where Manitowish Waters residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Manitowish WatersZIP’s residents in Manitowish Waters
54545Manitowish Waters, WI99%73%

A few homes fall in 54538.

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 roomHoward Young Medical Center17.5 miles awayGet a library cardFrank B. Koller Memorial Library5761 Us Hwy. 51 · (715) 543-2700

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

Questions about living in Manitowish Waters

Who provides electricity in Manitowish Waters?

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Manitowish Waters?

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

What ZIP codes are in Manitowish Waters?

54545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Manitowish Waters in?

North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District.

How do I register to vote in Manitowish Waters?

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 Manitowish Waters 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.