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The New Chester handbook

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

There is no curbside pickup in New Chester: residents take trash to New Chester Transfer Site. Power in New Chester comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

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 New Chester, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAdams-Columbia Electric Coopcooperative utility · 19.0¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNew Chester Transfer SiteDrop-off onlyMore →SchoolAdams-Friendship Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes53952, 53936Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in New Chester.

Electricity

Power comes from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop

Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 64.5% of New Chester residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve New Chester

100% of 776 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Marquette Adams Telephone CoopFiber100%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL19%10/1
Bug TusselFixed wireless96%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

No curbside pickup in New Chester: trash goes to the transfer station

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Chester, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offnewchester.gov
Transfer stationNew Chester Transfer SiteHours ↓
Transfer station · where your trash goes

New Chester Transfer Site

547 County Rd A

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Sat9 am–2 pm
  • Sun11 am–2 pm
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(608) 369-1784

From newchester.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Chester kids go to
PK–4Adams-Friendship Elementaryin Adams
5–8Adams-Friendship Middlein Adams
9–12Adams-Friendship Highin Adams

Most of New Chester (99%) is in Adams-Friendship Area School District.

C−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, electionsNew Chester’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of New Chester ClerkNew Chester runs its own elections (town clerk). 629 Mason ST, Grand Marsh, WI 53936-9576 · (608) 472-6182 · [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

New Chester spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New ChesterZIP’s residents in New Chester
53952Oxford, WI72%33%
53936Grand Marsh, WI28%36%

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 roomGundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics11.8 miles awayGet a library cardOxford Public Library129 S. Franklin Ave. · (608) 586-4458

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

Questions about living in New Chester

Who provides electricity in New Chester?

Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (Adams-Columbia Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve New Chester?

Marquette Adams Telephone Coop, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Chester?

53952 (72%), 53936 (28%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Chester in?

Adams-Friendship Area School District.

How do I register to vote in New Chester?

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 New Chester 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: New Chester’s own website (newchester.gov), read Oct 21, 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.