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The Melvina handbook

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

Power in Melvina comes from Vernon Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Melvina are run by Melvina itself; register with the Village of Melvina Clerk.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerVernon Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offRecycling Center, 4 miMore →SchoolCashton School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54619Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Melvina.

Electricity

Power comes from Vernon Electric Coop

Vernon Electric Coop (Vernon Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Melvina.

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

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Melvina

100% of 45 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Vernon CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL84%100/10
Bug TusselFixed wireless24%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Melvina.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.9 mi from the center of Melvina

Recycling Center

· run by Cashton

This isn’t Melvina’s own facility. Whether Melvina residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Melvina kids go to
PK–5Cashton Elementaryin Cashton
6–12Cashton Middle/Highin Cashton

Melvina is in Cashton 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMelvina’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereVillage of Melvina ClerkMelvina runs its own elections (city clerk). 604 Central DR, Cashton, WI 54619 · (608) 654-7433 · [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

Melvina is in ZIP code 54619

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MelvinaZIP’s residents in Melvina
54619Cashton, WI100%2%

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 roomMayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare Sparta9.9 miles awayGet a library cardCashton Memorial Library720 Broadway St. · (608) 654-5465

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

Questions about living in Melvina

Who provides electricity in Melvina?

Vernon Electric Coop (Vernon Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Melvina?

Vernon Communications, Brightspeed, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Melvina?

54619. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Melvina in?

Cashton School District.

How do I register to vote in Melvina?

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 Village of Melvina 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.