Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mellen, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Mellen comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. To register to vote, go to the City of Mellen Clerk: Mellen runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mellen, 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 Mellen.
Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mellen.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mellen Water Utility
Mellen Water Utility supplies Mellen: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 731 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. WI8020378.
3 home internet providers serve Mellen
90% of 428 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 73% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Mellen
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mellen, from the town’s own site.
Tri-M Sanitary, Mellen (main location)
415 Olson Road, Mellen, WI 54546
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Tri-M Sanitary, Highbridge
68979 County Highway C, Highbridge, WI 54846
From mellenwi.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mellen is in Mellen 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.
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.
Mellen is in ZIP code 54546
ZIP codes where Mellen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mellen | ZIP’s residents in Mellen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54546 | Mellen, WI | 100% | 58% |
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 Mellen
Who supplies Mellen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mellen Water Utility (EPA ID WI8020378). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mellen?
Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Mellen?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mellen?
54546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mellen in?
Mellen School District.
How do I register to vote in Mellen?
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 City of Mellen 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: Mellen’s own website (mellenwi.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.