Living in Popple River, WI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Town of Popple River Clerk: Popple River runs its own elections. The ER is a drive from Popple River: the closest is Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, 19.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Popple River, 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 Popple River.
Power comes from We Energies
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 62.8% of Popple River residents. Its homes paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Popple River
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Popple River, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Popple River’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Popple River.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Popple River is in Laona 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Popple River spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Popple River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Popple River | ZIP’s residents in Popple River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54511 | Argonne, WI | 51% | 2% |
| 54542 | Long Lake, WI | 49% | 4% |
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 Popple River
Who provides electricity in Popple River?
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Popple River?
54511 (51%), 54542 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Popple River in?
Laona School District.
How do I register to vote in Popple River?
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 Popple River 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): pending.